What will be the unit digit of the square of the number 12798?
What will be the unit digit of the square of the number 12798?
The unit digit of a square depends only on the unit digit of the original number. Since 12798 ends in 8, and 8 x 8 = 64, the square of 12798 will end in 4.
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