Interview Q&A / Aptitude

1. How many trailing zeros does 250! have?

   62. Each trailing zero needs a pair of 2 and 5, and 5s are scarcer, so count the 5s: 250/5 = 50, 250/25 = 10, 250/125 = 2 (take whole parts), total 62.

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