Remainder when (1!+2!+3!+...+100!)^2 is divided by 5

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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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