Factorial Trailing Digits
Find the last 5 non-trailing-zero digits of N! where N = 10^12. In other words, find f(N) = N! / 10^(v_5(N!)) (mod 10^5), where v_5(N!) is the 5-adic valuation of N!.
Problem Statement
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For any \(N\), let \(f(N)\) be the last five digits before the trailing zeroes in \(N!\).
For example,
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\(9! = 362880\) so \(f(9)=36288\)
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\(10! = 3628800\) so \(f(10)=36288\)
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\(20! = 2432902008176640000\) so \(f(20)=17664\)
Find \(f(1\,000\,000\,000\,000)\).
Problem 160: Factorial Trailing Digits
Mathematical Analysis
Trailing zeros
The number of trailing zeros in is:
since always.
Reducing the problem
We need:
which equals:
Wait, let us be more careful. where . The trailing zeros strip , leaving .
So we need:
where .
Computing
We compute the product of all numbers from 1 to with all factors of 2 and 5 removed, modulo .
Using the factorization:
Extract all 2s and 5s. The remaining product modulo can be computed using properties of .
Wilson’s theorem generalization
For computing the product of integers coprime to 10 in modulo , we use the fact that this product is (generalized Wilson’s theorem, since and are handled via CRT). Actually for moduli with primitive roots, the product of units is .
Recursive approach
The standard technique uses the recursion:
where . Then the factors of 5 are handled recursively via , etc.
Editorial
So we strip 5s level by level. We compute and using Legendre’s formula. We then compute : the product of all integers from 1 to with factors of 2 and 5 removed. Finally, compute (since , use CRT with moduli and ).
Pseudocode
Compute $v_2 = v_2(N!)$ and $v_5 = v_5(N!)$ using Legendre's formula
Compute $m \pmod{10^5}$: the product of all integers from 1 to $N$ with factors of 2 and 5 removed
Compute $2^{v_2 - v_5} \pmod{10^5}$ (since $\gcd(2, 5^5) = 1$, use CRT with moduli $2^5$ and $5^5$)
The answer is $2^{v_2 - v_5} \cdot m \pmod{10^5}$
Correctness
Theorem. The method described above computes exactly the quantity requested in the problem statement.
Proof. The preceding analysis identifies the admissible objects and derives the formula, recurrence, or exhaustive search carried out by the algorithm. The computation evaluates exactly that specification, so every valid contribution is included once and no invalid contribution is counted. Therefore the returned value is the required answer.
Complexity
for precomputation and recursion. Very fast.
Answer
Code
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#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
typedef long long ll;
typedef unsigned long long ull;
const ll MOD = 100000;
ll power(ll base, ll exp, ll mod) {
ll result = 1;
base %= mod;
while (exp > 0) {
if (exp & 1) result = result * base % mod;
base = base * base % mod;
exp >>= 1;
}
return result;
}
// Product of k for k=1..n where gcd(k,5)=1 and gcd(k,2)=1, mod 10^5
// Actually we need product of k for k=1..n with factors of 2 and 5 stripped
// Precompute partial products of numbers coprime to 10 in [1..10^5]
ll partial[100001]; // partial[i] = product of {k : 1<=k<=i, gcd(k,10)=1} mod 10^5
void precompute() {
partial[0] = 1;
for (int i = 1; i <= 100000; i++) {
if (i % 2 != 0 && i % 5 != 0)
partial[i] = partial[i-1] * i % MOD;
else
partial[i] = partial[i-1];
}
}
// Product of numbers coprime to 10 in [1..n], mod 10^5
ll coprime_product(ll n) {
if (n <= 0) return 1;
ll full_blocks = n / MOD;
ll remainder = n % MOD;
// Product over full blocks of [1..10^5]: each block contributes partial[MOD]
// partial[MOD] = product of units mod 10^5 = 99999 (which is -1 mod 10^5)
ll result = power(partial[100000], full_blocks, MOD);
result = result * partial[remainder] % MOD;
return result;
}
// Compute the "odd part" (with respect to 5) of n!, mod 10^5
// This is: product of all k in [1..n] with all factors of 5 removed, but keeping factors of 2
// We separate: product of k coprime to 5, times (product for floor(n/5) recursively)
// But we also need to handle factor 2 separately. Let's compute the product
// with ALL factors of 2 and 5 removed.
// f(n) = product of (k with 2 and 5 removed) for k=1..n, mod 10^5
// = coprime_product(n) * f(floor(n/2)) * f(floor(n/5))... no, that's wrong.
// Better approach:
// Let g(n) = product of (k / 2^v2(k) / 5^v5(k)) for k=1..n, mod 10^5
//
// Alternative: factor out 5s level by level.
// product_{k=1}^{n} k = (product of k coprime to 5 in [1..n]) * 5^{v5(n!)} * (floor(n/5))!
//
// So the "5-free" part: remove all 5s from n!
// Let h(n) = n! / 5^{v5(n!)} mod (something)
// h(n) = (product of k coprime to 5 in [1..n]) * h(floor(n/5))
//
// But this still has factors of 2 in it.
//
// We want n! / (2^a * 5^b) mod 10^5, where a = v2(n!), b = v5(n!).
//
// Strategy:
// 1. Compute n! / 5^b mod 2^5: since n! / 5^b is divisible by huge power of 2,
// n! / (2^a * 5^b) is odd. Mod 2^5 = 32, we need this odd number mod 32.
// 2. Compute n! / 5^b mod 5^5: strip out 5s recursively.
// 3. Combine via CRT.
// 4. Multiply by 2^(a-b) mod 10^5.
// Actually let's think differently.
// We want: n! / 10^b mod 10^5, where b = v5(n!).
// n! / 10^b = n! / (2^b * 5^b) * ... wait no: 10^b = 2^b * 5^b.
// So n! / 10^b = (n! / (2^b * 5^b)).
// But n! = 2^a * 5^b * m where gcd(m, 10) = 1 and a > b.
// So n! / 10^b = 2^(a-b) * m.
// We need 2^(a-b) * m mod 10^5.
// Step 1: compute a = v2(n!), b = v5(n!)
ll padic_val(ll n, ll p) {
ll count = 0;
ll pk = p;
while (pk <= n) {
count += n / pk;
pk *= p;
}
return count;
}
// Step 2: compute m = n! / (2^a * 5^b) mod 5^5
// m mod 5^5: since all 2s and 5s are removed, gcd(m, 10) = 1.
//
// To compute m mod 5^5 = 3125:
// Use the formula for n! mod p^k (removing factors of p) from Andrew Granville /
// generalized Wilson's theorem.
//
// Product of numbers 1..n with all factors of 5 removed, then remove all factors of 2.
//
// Let's use a different approach. Compute n!/(5^b) mod 5^5 using the recursive method,
// then divide out 2^a mod 5^5.
const ll MOD5 = 3125; // 5^5
// Product of k for k=1..n, gcd(k,5)=1, mod 5^5
ll partial5[3126];
void precompute5() {
partial5[0] = 1;
for (int i = 1; i <= 3125; i++) {
if (i % 5 != 0)
partial5[i] = partial5[i-1] * i % MOD5;
else
partial5[i] = partial5[i-1];
}
}
ll coprime5_product(ll n) {
if (n <= 0) return 1;
ll full = n / MOD5;
ll rem = n % MOD5;
// partial5[3125] = product of units mod 5^5 = -1 mod 3125 = 3124
ll result = power(partial5[3125], full, MOD5);
result = result * partial5[rem] % MOD5;
return result;
}
// n! / 5^{v5(n!)} mod 5^5
ll fact_remove5(ll n) {
if (n <= 1) return 1;
return coprime5_product(n) * fact_remove5(n / 5) % MOD5;
}
// Now for mod 2^5 = 32:
const ll MOD2 = 32;
// n! / 2^{v2(n!)} mod 32
ll partial2[33];
void precompute2() {
partial2[0] = 1;
for (int i = 1; i <= 32; i++) {
int x = i;
while (x % 2 == 0) x /= 2;
partial2[i] = partial2[i-1] * x % MOD2;
}
}
ll coprime2_product(ll n) {
if (n <= 0) return 1;
ll full = n / MOD2;
ll rem = n % MOD2;
// Product of odd numbers in [1..32] mod 32
// partial2[32] should be the product with 2s removed
ll result = power(partial2[32], full, MOD2);
result = result * partial2[rem] % MOD2;
return result;
}
ll fact_remove2(ll n) {
if (n <= 1) return 1;
return coprime2_product(n) * fact_remove2(n / 2) % MOD2;
}
// Extended GCD
ll extgcd(ll a, ll b, ll &x, ll &y) {
if (b == 0) { x = 1; y = 0; return a; }
ll x1, y1;
ll g = extgcd(b, a % b, x1, y1);
x = y1;
y = x1 - (a / b) * y1;
return g;
}
ll modinv(ll a, ll m) {
ll x, y;
extgcd(a, m, x, y);
return (x % m + m) % m;
}
// CRT: find x such that x = a1 mod m1, x = a2 mod m2
ll crt(ll a1, ll m1, ll a2, ll m2) {
// x = a1 + m1 * t, a1 + m1*t = a2 (mod m2)
// t = (a2 - a1) * m1^{-1} mod m2
ll t = (a2 - a1 % m2 + m2) % m2 * modinv(m1 % m2, m2) % m2;
return a1 + m1 * t;
}
int main() {
precompute();
precompute5();
precompute2();
ll N = 1000000000000LL; // 10^12
ll a = padic_val(N, 2); // v2(N!)
ll b = padic_val(N, 5); // v5(N!)
// m = N! / (2^a * 5^b) mod 10^5
// Compute mod 5^5 and mod 2^5 separately
// mod 5^5: m mod 3125
// N! / 5^b mod 5^5 = fact_remove5(N)
// N! / (2^a * 5^b) mod 5^5 = fact_remove5(N) * modinv(2^a mod 3125, 3125) mod 3125
// But 2^a mod 3125: use power(2, a, 3125)
ll fr5 = fact_remove5(N);
ll inv2a_mod5 = modinv(power(2, a % 2500, MOD5), MOD5);
// Euler's totient of 3125 = 3125*(1-1/5) = 2500, so 2^a mod 3125 has period 2500
ll m_mod5 = fr5 * inv2a_mod5 % MOD5;
// mod 2^5: m mod 32
// N! / 2^a mod 32 = fact_remove2(N)
// N! / (2^a * 5^b) mod 32 = fact_remove2(N) * modinv(5^b mod 32, 32) mod 32
ll fr2 = fact_remove2(N);
ll inv5b_mod2 = modinv(power(5, b % 16, MOD2), MOD2);
// Euler's totient of 32 = 16
ll m_mod2 = fr2 * inv5b_mod2 % MOD2;
// CRT to get m mod 10^5
ll m = crt(m_mod2, MOD2, m_mod5, MOD5);
// Answer = 2^(a-b) * m mod 10^5
// But we need to handle 2^(a-b) mod 10^5
// mod 5^5: power(2, a-b, 3125)
// mod 2^5: 2^(a-b) mod 32. Since a-b is large (a >> b), 2^(a-b) mod 32 = 0.
// Wait, a-b for N=10^12: a = sum floor(10^12/2^i) ~ 10^12, b = sum floor(10^12/5^i) ~ 2.5*10^11.
// a - b ~ 7.5 * 10^11, so 2^(a-b) mod 32 = 0 since a-b >= 5.
// So the answer mod 32 = 0 * m mod 32... wait that's not right.
//
// Actually: answer = N! / 10^b mod 10^5 = 2^(a-b) * m mod 10^5
// where m is odd (coprime to 10).
//
// 2^(a-b) mod 32: since a-b >= 5, this is 0 mod 32.
// But the answer can't be 0 mod 32...
//
// Hmm, the issue is that the answer = N!/10^b, and N!/10^b may still be divisible by 2.
// The "last 5 non-trailing-zero digits" means we strip trailing zeros (factors of 10),
// then take mod 10^5. The result can be even -- it just can't end in 0 (be divisible by 10).
//
// So the answer IS 2^(a-b) * m mod 10^5, and it can be even.
// To compute 2^(a-b) * m mod 10^5:
// mod 5^5: power(2, a-b, 3125) * m_mod5 mod 3125
// But wait, m_mod5 was already m mod 3125 (with 2^a divided out).
// Let me redo this more carefully.
// Let R = N! / 10^b. We want R mod 10^5.
// R = N! / (2^b * 5^b) = 2^(a-b) * (N! / (2^a * 5^b))
//
// R mod 5^5:
// N!/5^b mod 5^5 = fact_remove5(N) [product with 5s stripped]
// N!/(2^b * 5^b) mod 5^5 = fact_remove5(N) * inv(2^b) mod 5^5
// NO WAIT: fact_remove5 strips ALL factors of 5, giving N!/(5^b) mod 5^5.
// But 2^b is still in there. So:
// R mod 5^5 = (N!/5^b mod 5^5) * inv(2^b) mod 5^5... no.
// R = N!/(2^b * 5^b).
// R mod 5^5 = [N!/5^b mod 5^5] * [inv(2^b mod 5^5)] mod 5^5... no, we can't just do that.
// N!/5^b mod 5^5 = fact_remove5(N). This has all 2 factors still in it.
// But 2 is invertible mod 5^5, so:
// R mod 5^5 = fact_remove5(N) * modinv(power(2, b, 3125), 3125) mod 3125
// Then 2^(a-b) is NOT separated, it's already included in fact_remove5(N)/2^b.
// Actually: fact_remove5(N) = N!/5^b mod 5^5 = 2^a * m * (other odd non-5 factors) mod 5^5.
// Hmm, fact_remove5(N) computes the product of (k with 5s removed) for k=1..N, mod 5^5.
// That includes ALL factors of 2. So fact_remove5(N) = (N!/5^b) mod 5^5, and
// R = N!/(2^b * 5^b), so R mod 5^5 = fact_remove5(N) * modinv(2^b, 5^5) mod 5^5.
// WRONG: R = N!/10^b, so R mod 5^5 = (N!/5^b) * (1/2^b) mod 5^5 only if 2^b is coprime to 5^5, which it is.
// Actually no: N!/10^b = N!/(2^b * 5^b). And N!/5^b = fact_remove5(N) mod 5^5.
// So (N!/5^b) / 2^b = N!/10^b. And mod 5^5, since gcd(2,5)=1:
// R mod 5^5 = fact_remove5(N) * modinv(power(2, b % 2500, 3125), 3125) mod 3125.
// R mod 2^5:
// R = N! / (2^b * 5^b).
// N! has 2^a factor. So R has 2^(a-b) factor.
// a - b for N=10^12: let me compute.
// Since a-b >= 5 for sure, R mod 32 depends on how many 2s beyond 5.
//
// Let's compute carefully:
// R mod 32: R = 2^(a-b) * (N!/(2^a * 5^b))
// N!/(2^a * 5^b) = m * (product of odd numbers with 5s removed... wait,
// N!/(2^a) is the odd part of N! (w.r.t. 2), and then /5^b removes the 5s.
//
// N!/(2^a) mod 32 = fact_remove2(N). This is odd.
// N!/(2^a * 5^b) mod 32 = fact_remove2(N) * modinv(5^b mod 32, 32) mod 32.
// This is odd too (since 5 is odd and fact_remove2 is odd).
//
// R = 2^(a-b) * (N!/(2^a * 5^b))
// R mod 32: if a-b >= 5, then 2^(a-b) mod 32 = 0, so R mod 32 = 0.
// But that's only true if a-b >= 5 AND the odd part doesn't contribute.
// 2^(a-b) * odd mod 32: if a-b >= 5, this is 0 mod 32.
// So R mod 32 = 0 if a-b >= 5. Let me verify a-b >= 5 for N = 10^12.
// a - b = v2(N!) - v5(N!) = sum floor(N/2^i) - sum floor(N/5^i)
// >= N/2 - N/4 ... this is huge. Definitely >= 5.
// R mod 5^5:
ll R_mod5 = fr5 * modinv(power(2, b % 2500, MOD5), MOD5) % MOD5;
// R mod 2^5:
// R = 2^(a-b) * m', where m' is odd.
// m' = fact_remove2(N) * modinv(5^b, 32) mod 32
ll m_prime = fr2 * inv5b_mod2 % MOD2;
// R mod 32 = 2^(a-b) * m_prime mod 32
ll e = a - b;
ll pow2e_mod32;
if (e >= 5)
pow2e_mod32 = 0;
else
pow2e_mod32 = (1LL << e);
ll R_mod2 = pow2e_mod32 * m_prime % MOD2;
// CRT
ll answer = crt(R_mod2, MOD2, R_mod5, MOD5);
cout << answer << endl;
return 0;
}
"""
Problem 160: Factorial Trailing Digits
Find the last 5 non-trailing-zero digits of (10^12)!
"""
MOD = 100000 # 10^5
MOD2 = 32 # 2^5
MOD5 = 3125 # 5^5
def power(base, exp, mod):
result = 1
base %= mod
while exp > 0:
if exp & 1:
result = result * base % mod
base = base * base % mod
exp >>= 1
return result
def modinv(a, m):
"""Extended GCD to find modular inverse."""
g, x, _ = extended_gcd(a, m)
assert g == 1
return x % m
def extended_gcd(a, b):
if b == 0:
return a, 1, 0
g, x1, y1 = extended_gcd(b, a % b)
return g, y1, x1 - (a // b) * y1
def padic_val(n, p):
"""Compute v_p(n!) = sum of floor(n/p^i)."""
count = 0
pk = p
while pk <= n:
count += n // pk
pk *= p
return count
# Precompute partial products of numbers coprime to 5 in [1..3125], mod 3125
partial5 = [0] * (MOD5 + 1)
partial5[0] = 1
for i in range(1, MOD5 + 1):
if i % 5 != 0:
partial5[i] = partial5[i-1] * i % MOD5
else:
partial5[i] = partial5[i-1]
def coprime5_product(n):
"""Product of k for k=1..n with gcd(k,5)=1, mod 5^5."""
if n <= 0:
return 1
full = n // MOD5
rem = n % MOD5
result = power(partial5[MOD5], full, MOD5)
result = result * partial5[rem] % MOD5
return result
def fact_remove5(n):
"""n! / 5^{v5(n!)} mod 5^5."""
if n <= 1:
return 1
return coprime5_product(n) * fact_remove5(n // 5) % MOD5
# Precompute partial products with 2s removed in [1..32], mod 32
partial2 = [0] * (MOD2 + 1)
partial2[0] = 1
for i in range(1, MOD2 + 1):
x = i
while x % 2 == 0:
x //= 2
partial2[i] = partial2[i-1] * x % MOD2
def coprime2_product(n):
"""Product of (k with 2s removed) for k=1..n, mod 2^5."""
if n <= 0:
return 1
full = n // MOD2
rem = n % MOD2
result = power(partial2[MOD2], full, MOD2)
result = result * partial2[rem] % MOD2
return result
def fact_remove2(n):
"""n! / 2^{v2(n!)} mod 2^5."""
if n <= 1:
return 1
return coprime2_product(n) * fact_remove2(n // 2) % MOD2
def crt(a1, m1, a2, m2):
"""Chinese Remainder Theorem: find x with x=a1 mod m1, x=a2 mod m2."""
t = (a2 - a1 % m2 + m2) % m2 * modinv(m1 % m2, m2) % m2
return a1 + m1 * t
N = 10**12
a = padic_val(N, 2) # v2(N!)
b = padic_val(N, 5) # v5(N!)
# Compute R = N!/10^b mod 10^5
# R = 2^(a-b) * (N! / (2^a * 5^b))
# mod 5^5: R mod 3125
# N!/5^b mod 5^5 = fact_remove5(N) (includes all factors of 2)
# R = N!/(2^b * 5^b) mod 5^5 = fact_remove5(N) * inv(2^b) mod 5^5
fr5 = fact_remove5(N)
# Euler's totient of 3125 = 2500
R_mod5 = fr5 * modinv(power(2, b % 2500, MOD5), MOD5) % MOD5
# mod 2^5: R mod 32
# N!/2^a mod 32 = fact_remove2(N) (odd, with all 5 factors still in)
# N!/(2^a * 5^b) mod 32 = fact_remove2(N) * inv(5^b mod 32) mod 32
fr2 = fact_remove2(N)
# Euler's totient of 32 = 16
R_mod2 = fr2 * modinv(power(5, b % 16, MOD2), MOD2) % MOD2
# R = 2^(a-b) * (N!/(2^a * 5^b))
# But wait: R = N!/10^b = (N!/(2^a * 5^b)) * 2^(a-b)
# mod 5^5: multiply R_mod5 (which is N!/(2^b*5^b) mod 5^5...
# Actually fr5 = N!/5^b mod 5^5, and I divided by 2^b, so R_mod5 = N!/(2^b*5^b) = N!/10^b mod 5^5. Correct.
# mod 2^5: R_mod2 = N!/(2^a * 5^b) mod 32. But R = 2^(a-b) * that.
e = a - b # very large, >= 5
if e >= 5:
pow2e_mod32 = 0
else:
pow2e_mod32 = 1 << e
R_mod2_final = pow2e_mod32 * R_mod2 % MOD2
answer = crt(R_mod2_final, MOD2, R_mod5, MOD5)
print(answer)