Sunday, May 11, 2008

How Big Do Numbers Get?

American
million 6(zeroes) 10^6 1,000,000
billion 9 (10^9) 1,000,000,000

trillion 12 (10^12)1,000,000,000,000
quadrillion 15
quintillion 18
sextillion 21
septillion 24
octillion 27
nonillion 30
decillion 33
undecillion 36
duodecillion 39
tredecillion 42
quattuordecillion 45
quindecillion 48
sexdecillion 51
septendecillion 54
octodecillion 57
novemdecillion 60
vigintillion 63
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trigintillion 93
googol 100
quadragintillion 123
quinquagintillion 153
sexagintillion 183
septuagintillion 213
octogintillion 243
nonagintillion 273
centillion 303
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googolplex:
A googol is a 1 with a hundred zeroes behind it, or 10^100. A googolplex is a 1 with a googol zeroes behind it, or 10^10^100.
There is not enough time in your lifetime to write the standard form of a googolplex.

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