What is the units digit of 7^105?

Aptitude Numbers Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
  • A
    1
  • B
    9
  • C
    7
  • D
    3

Answer

Correct Answer: 7

Explanation

Concept / Approach

  • Units digits of powers of 7 cycle every 4: 7, 9, 3, 1, then repeat.

Step-by-step calculationCompute exponent modulo 4: 105 mod 4 = 1Position 1 in the cycle corresponds to units digit 7.

Common pitfallUsing 105 ÷ 4 = 26.25 and rounding incorrectly. Only the remainder matters.

Final Answer7

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