Question Details

If 32019 is divided by 10, then what is the remainder?

Options

A

1

B

3

C

7

D

9

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Correct Answer :

Option C

7

Solution :

The correct option is 7.

To find the remainder when 32019 is divided by 10, we need to find the units digit of 32019 because the remainder of any integer divided by 10 is equal to its last digit (units digit).

Let's observe the pattern of the units digit (cyclicity) of powers of 3:

31=3 (units digit is 3)
32=9 (units digit is 9)
33=27 (units digit is 7)
34=81 (units digit is 1)
35=243 (units digit is 3)

Notice that the units digits repeat in a cycle of 4: (3, 9, 7, 1).

To determine where 32019 falls in this repeating cycle, we divide the exponent 2019 by 4:

2019=4×504+3

The remainder when 2019 is divided by 4 is 3.

This means that 32019 will have the same units digit as 33, which is 7.

Therefore, when 32019 is divided by 10, the remainder is 7.

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