If the sun were like a light bulb which would be its wattage?

Question

I have No idea, (sorry because my gramar, its not exelent)

Answer 1

"Sunlight is the main source of energy near the surface of Earth. The solar constant is the amount of power that the Sun deposits per unit area that is directly exposed to sunlight. The solar constant is equal to approximately 1,370 watts per square meter of area at a distance of one AU from the Sun (that is, on or near Earth). " - AND -

149.6×10^6 km mean distance from Earth - both wikipedia. This of course is 149.6 * 10^9 meters, so since area of a sphere is (4pi)r^2, the sun is equivalent to a light bulb of

(1370 * 4 * 3.14 * (149.6 * 10^9)) watts =

385 *10^24 watts, I think, which is 385 * 10^15 gigawatts, which is 385 quadrillion gigawatts. Mercy.

Answer 2

(A googol is 10^100, which is very much more than the sun's actual output in watts)

The sun's luminosity is:

3.827×10^26 W
or
382.7 trillion trillion Watts

Answer 3

It would be googol watts and then some.

Hint: google "googol"