1970 AHSME Problems/Problem 23

Problem

The number $10!$ ( $10$ is written in base $10$ ), when written in the base $12$ system, ends with exactly $k$ zeros. The value of $k$ is

$\text{(A) } 1\quad \text{(B) } 2\quad \text{(C) } 3\quad \text{(D) } 4\quad \text{(E) } 5$

$\fbox{D}$

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