Producing Zeros

Age 11 to 14

ShortChallenge Level Yellow star

Secondary curriculum

If the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 are all multiplied together, how many zeros are there at the end of the answer?

If you liked this problem, here is an NRICH task which challenges you to use similar mathematical ideas.

This problem is taken from the UKMT Mathematical Challenges.

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