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Last digit of 2 to the power of 47

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Answer:

2^1 = 2 -> last digit is 2

2^2 = 4 -> last digit is 4

2^3 = 8 -> last digit is 8

2^4 = 16 -> last digit is 6

2^5 = 32 -> last digit is 2

2^6 = 64 -> last digit is 4

2^7 = 128 -> last digit is 8

We can observe that the last digit follows a pattern of 2,4,8,6,2,4,8 and repeat.

Therefore, 2 to the power of 47 will have the same last digit as 2 to the power of (47 modulo 4) + 3

(47 mod 4) + 3 = 51 mod 4 = 3

The last digit of 2 to the power of 3 is 8

Therefore, the last digit of 2 to the power of 47 is 8.

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