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To find the units digit of a number raised to a power, we can look for patterns in the units digits of the powers of that number. For 2, the units digits of the powers cycle in a pattern: 2, 4, 8, 6. Since 2011 is 3 more than a multiple of 4 (2011 = 4 * 502 + 3), the units digit of 2 to the power of 2011 will be the fourth number in the cycle, which is 6.
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JudyOh, isn't that a happy little question! When we look at the pattern of units digits for powers of 2, we notice that it repeats every 4 powers. Since 2011 is 3 more than a multiple of 4, the units digit of 2 to the power of 2011 will be the same as 2 to the power of 3, which is 8.
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What is last unit in 2 to the power of 1997?
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