Kenneth S. answered • 08/23/16
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The product of the first several primes: 2•3•5•7•11•13•17•19•23•29 = 6469693230
Thinking about this, the 2 times 5 creates theending zero (factor often). No other primes end in 2 or 5, so the answer to
If you multiply the first 2016 prime numbers together, how many zeros will there be at the end of the product?
must be ONE.
Kenneth S.
The BIG PRODUCT of many primes is not intended to be prime--it's just a question of how many zeros are in the ending of that product. 1 is the answer.
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