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How many digits are in Graham's Number?

 Jan 20, 2015

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G = g64     Where g1 = 3↑↑↑↑3  and gn = 3↑gn-1 3

 

Here I've used knuth's up-arrow notation, whice is used to indicate different levels of hyperoperations. 

 

 

Graham's number is so gigantic that even it's number of digits is more than a googleplex. Much, MUCH more indeed. 

 Jan 20, 2015
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21,21,21,21,21,21,21,21,21

 Jan 20, 2015
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I don't know.....(and maybe nobody else does, either.....???).....whatever this number is, it makes the "googleplex" (another extremely large number) look like child's play...!!!

It is a number generated through "towers of powers".....and it was the focus of a recent article here........http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/11/1000000-grahams-number.html

Warning....this is pretty heavy duty...!!!....I got about halfway through the "Graham's Number" stuff before I had to cry, "Uncle!!!"

I may go back and look at it someday....but.....it won't be today.....!!!

Good luck.......

 

 Jan 20, 2015
 #3
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Best Answer

G = g64     Where g1 = 3↑↑↑↑3  and gn = 3↑gn-1 3

 

Here I've used knuth's up-arrow notation, whice is used to indicate different levels of hyperoperations. 

 

 

Graham's number is so gigantic that even it's number of digits is more than a googleplex. Much, MUCH more indeed. 

Tetration Jan 20, 2015

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