Problem
1998 AHSME Problem 30
For each positive integer n, let
a_n = \frac{(n+9)!}{(n-1)!}
Let k denote the smallest positive integer for which the rightmost nonzero digit of a_k is odd. The rightmost nonzero digit of a_k is
\mathrm{(A) \ }1 \qquad \mathrm{(B) \ }3 \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ }5 \qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 7 \qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } 9
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