On the last digit and the last non-zero digit of $n^n$ in base $b$

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2012-03-19

arxiv.org/abs/1203.4066v1

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Number Theory

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In this paper we study the sequences defined by the last and the last non-zero digits of $n^n$ in base $b$. For the sequence given by the last digits of $n^n$ in base $b$, we prove its periodicity using different techniques than those used by W. Sierpinski and R. Hampel. In the case of the sequence given by the last non-zero digits of $n^n$ in base $b$ (which had been studied only for $b=10$) we show the non-periodicity of the sequence when $b$ is an odd prime power and when it is even and square-free. We also show that if $b=2^{2^s}$ the sequence is periodic and conjecture that this is the only such case.

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