2023 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 4

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The following problem is from both the 2023 AMC 10A #5 and 2023 AMC 12A #4, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

How many digits are in the base-ten representation of $8^5 \cdot 5^{10} \cdot 15^5$?

$\textbf{(A)}~14\qquad\textbf{(B)}~15\qquad\textbf{(C)}~16\qquad\textbf{(D)}~17\qquad\textbf{(E)}~18\qquad$

Solution 1

Prime factorizing this gives us $2^{15}\cdot3^{5}\cdot5^{15}=10^{15}\cdot3^5=243\cdot10^{15}$. $10^{15}$ gives us $15$ digits, and $243$ gives us $3$ digits. $15+3=\text{\boxed{(E) 18}}$

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Video Solution by Math-X (First understand the problem!!!)

https://youtu.be/cMgngeSmFCY?si=b1khjbMn1i5rApCe&t=903


See Also

2023 AMC 10A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 4
Followed by
Problem 6
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions
2023 AMC 12A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 3
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Problem 5
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions

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