Problem
In how many zeros does $2012!$ end?
Solution
Since each zero comes from multiplying a 2 with a 5, it suffices to count how many 5 factors are in $2012!$. Hence the number of zeros is
$\sum_{k=1}^\infty \left\lfloor\frac{2012}{5^k}\right\rfloor=501$
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