A positive integer has exactly as many 0's at the end as the largest exponent of 10 which is a factor of the positive integer. Since 10 = 2*5, we can make the following statement: Suppose the prime factorization of a positive integer has n factors of 5 and m factors of 2. Then if m > n, then the positive integer has exactly n 0's at the end if m < n, then the positive integer has exactly m 0's at the end. The prime factorization of 25! contains more factors of 2 than it has factors of 5, so we only need to know the number of factors of 5. The prime factorization ofgets 1 factor of 5 from its factors of 5,10,15, and 20, and 2 factors of 5 from its factor of 25. So the prime factorization of 25! has 6 factors of 5, so it has 6 zeros at the end. Checking: 25! = 15511210043330985984000000 Edwin