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COMEDK · Maths · 6. Mathematical Induction

The last digit in \(7^{300}\) is

  1. A \(7\)
  2. B \(9\)
  3. C \(1\)
  4. D \(3\)
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Correct Answer

(C) \(1\)

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We have, \[ \begin{aligned} &7^{1}=7 \\ &7^{2}=49 \\ &7^{3}=343 \\ &7^{4}=2401 \end{aligned} \] and so on. Thus, the last digit repeat itself in multiple of 4 . Since, 300 is divisible by 4 , the units digit of \(7^{300}\) would be 1 .