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Question
12n cannot end with the digit 0 or 5 for ______ value of n.
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Solution
12n cannot end with the digit 0 or 5 for any value of n.
Explanation:
If a number ends with 0 or 5 it must be divisible by 5. But 12n = (22 × 3)n = 22n × 3n has only prime factors 2 and 3 (no factor 5), so it can never be divisible by 5 and therefore cannot end with 0 or 5 for any natural number n.
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