Divisibility of (1!+2!+3!+...+100!)^2 by 5

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In summary, the formula for calculating the sum of factorials from 1 to 100 is (1! + 2! + 3! + ... + 100!). A number is divisible by 5 if its last digit is either 0 or 5. The sum of factorials from 1 to 100 is important in this problem because it is the base of the divisibility test. If it is not divisible by 5, then the entire expression (1!+2!+3!+...+100!)^2 will not be divisible by 5. There is a specific method for determining the divisibility of an expression raised to a power, where we use the divisibility rules for 5. If
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1.The remainder when dividing (1!+2!+3!+...+100!)^2 by 5 is?
5 divides evenly into 5!, 6!, 7!, ..., 100!. It would also divide evenly into things like 2!*8! or 20!*83!, but not 4!*3!
but whether then ^2 affects the rest?
And what is answer?Thanks
 
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