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QUESTION

CSAT

Easy

Maths

Prelims 2026

The digit in the unit place of the number 6129×73076^{129} \times 7^{307} is

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Explanation

To find the unit digit of the expression 6129×73076^{129} \times 7^{307}, we need to determine the unit digits of 61296^{129} and 73077^{307} separately and then multiply them.

Step 1: Find the unit digit of 61296^{129} The unit digit of any positive integer power of 66 is always 66. This is because 6×6=366 \times 6 = 36, 36×6=21636 \times 6 = 216, and so on. Therefore, the unit digit of 61296^{129} is 66.

Step 2: Find the unit digit of 73077^{307} The unit digits of powers of 77 follow a repeating cycle of 44:

  • 71=77^1 = 7 (unit digit is 77)
  • 72=497^2 = 49 (unit digit is 99)
  • 73=3437^3 = 343 (unit digit is 33)
  • 74=24017^4 = 2401 (unit digit is 11)
  • 75=168077^5 = 16807 (unit digit is 77, and the cycle repeats)

To find where 73077^{307} falls in this cycle, we divide the exponent 307307 by the cycle length, which is 44: 307÷4=76 with a remainder of 3307 \div 4 = 76 \text{ with a remainder of } 3

A remainder of 33 means the unit digit corresponds to the 3rd position in the cycle, which is the same as the unit digit of 737^3. Therefore, the unit digit of 73077^{307} is 33.

Step 3: Multiply the unit digits Now, we multiply the unit digits obtained from both parts: 6×3=186 \times 3 = 18

The unit digit of this product is 88.

Thus, the digit in the unit place of the number 6129×73076^{129} \times 7^{307} is 88.

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