2010 AMC 10A Problem 24
Problem 24 of 25HarderNumber TheoryCounting & Probability
The number obtained from the last two nonzero digits of is equal to What is
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Solution
The number of trailing zeroes in is Let
There are still more than two factors of left after removing so
Let be the product of factors of not divisible by and let be the product of the factors divisible by Grouping residues modulo gives and
Therefore Since
The number congruent to and is so the last two nonzero digits form
Thus, A is the correct answer.