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One hundred factorial
How many zeros does \(100!\) end with?
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The number of zeros at the end of a number is the same as the number of 10s in the product that makes the number. Each of these 10s is made by multiplying 5 by 2.
There will be more even numbers than multiples of 5 in \(100!\), so the number of 5s will tell us how many zeros the number ends in.
In \(100!\), there will be 20 multiples of 5 and 4 multiples of \(5^2\). This means that \(100!\) will end in 24 zeros.
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How many zeros will \(n!\) end in?
