Let be the product of all the positive integer divisors of . What is the units digit of ?
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Solution
Answer (D): The prime factorization of is . A divisor of is determined by choosing whether or not to include each prime as a factor of the divisor, so there are divisors. Furthermore, the divisors can be formed into pairs each of whose product is : , , , and . Therefore . The value of the requested units digit of is the same as the units digit of , which is .
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