Trailing Zeros in 100!
CAT 1993 Slot 1 · Quantitative Ability · Medium · QA
This is a medium Quantitative Ability question from the CAT 1993 Slot 1 paper. It tests QA. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.
The product of all integers from to will have the following numbers of zeros at the end.
- A.
20
- B.
24
- C.
19
- D.
22
Answer
B
Explanation
The number of trailing zeros in is given by the exponent of in :
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