“ |
well you could always take that number and say "plus one" and it'll be bigger, but an extremely big number, sometimes called "the largest number ever used in a mathematical proof" is Graham's Number. It'll take a while t...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060930122...
|
|
|
Math question: What is the largest known number? The largest number with a name that is considered to actually have a use is Graham's number. It is used in field of math known as Ramsey theory. Another ... View existing comments for "What is the largest known number?"
|
wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_largest_known_number
wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_largest_known_number
|
|
|
|
is the largest known prime number (as of the time of this writing, May 23, 2003). In the decimal system it requires 4053946 digits to be written fully. ...
|
www.math.utah.edu/~pa/math/largeprime.html
www.math.utah.edu/~pa/math/largeprime.html
|
|
|
In the American system for naming large numbers, the name coined from the Latin number n applies to the number 103n+3. In a system traditional in many European countries, the same name applies to the number 106n.
|
www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/large.html
www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/large.html
|
|
I do not mean to be trite, but the largest number is infinite! There are many very deep mathematical ideas that revolve on infinity. For example, one infinity can be bigger than another. I recommend a web search on Godel or number theory, or perhaps a trip to the local library.
|
www.madsci.org/posts/archives/oct99/939921117.Ot.r.html
|
|
Subject: what is the largest number known to man? ... Date: Wed Oct 13 16:34:08 1999; Posted by daniel bedell; Grade level: 7-9 School: walker memorial jounior acedemy; City: avon park State/Province: fl Country: usa; Area of science: Other; ID: 939846848.Ot...
|
www.madsci.org/posts/archives/oct99/939921117.Ot.q.html
|
|
Largest known prime number - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
|
The largest known prime number is the largest integer that is currently known to be a prime number. It was proven by Euclid that there are infinitely many prime numbers; thus, there is always a prim...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_known_prime_number
|
|
Missouri Researchers Find World's Largest Known Prime Number, Researchers at Central Missouri State University say they have discovered the largest known prime number. ... KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Researchers at a Missouri university have identified the largest known prime number, officials said Tuesday.
|
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,180503,00.html
|
|
This is no longer the largest known perfect number! The largest known perfect number is now here. Largest Known Perfect Number ...
|
www.calendarhome.com/prime/perfect.html
|
|
