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What last number of 18^1000?

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The last digit will simply be equal to 8^1000, since the 10 will not have any effect on the units digit. Take the first few powers of 8, examining only the last digit:
8^1=8
8^2=4
8^3=2
8^4=6
8^5=8
8^6=4

We see that it continues in this pattern. Powers evenly divisible by 4, therefore, end in 6. Since 1000 is divisible by 4, 8^1000 ends in 6, so 18^1000 also ends in 6.
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