2007-01-17 13:31:43 · 12 answers · asked by ? 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Um, how bout e^(97000002^(9700002!)!) ?
Even that wouldn't be the highest number.
There is no highest number, the set of natural numbers is countably infinite (aleph-null)
The set of real numbers is even more than that, uncountably infinite (aleph-1 or C)
There are infintely more infinities than this even. Kinda makes your 97000002 look puny, like it needs to go take a nap.
2007-01-17 13:46:26 · answer #1 · answered by Joni DaNerd 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aleph_null is the number of integers or rational numbers. The number of reals is larger, and is called c. In addition it can be shown that there are infinitely many sizes of infinity. To prove this, you just need to show that for any number n, 2^n is larger than n, or in set terms, the number of subsets of any set S is larger than the number of elements in S.
However, for the question asked, Puzzling and AJ both have good answers. I nice source (though unfortunately hard to find) is the movie of "The Phantom Tollbooth".
2007-01-17 21:44:36 · answer #2 · answered by Phineas Bogg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you can always add 1 to any given number, the highest number is infinity and can never be reached. (I think the answer came from The Wizard of Oz or something)
2007-01-17 21:38:27 · answer #3 · answered by A J 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
97000003? Which proves there is no "highest number"... anything you pick someone can always pick a number that is higher than that.
One of the largest numbers ever used in a math proof is called "Graham's number". It is bigger than googol, googolplex, or lots of numbers represented as a power of 10.
But even that number can have 1 added to it, to make a bigger number...
2007-01-17 21:34:48 · answer #4 · answered by Puzzling 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is called Aleph nought. Denoted by the hebrew letter Aleph, and the subscribt number zero. Aleph naught is the cardinal number for the set of all real numbers. It therefore is by definition the largest number, because it contains infinite infinities.
There is no Aleph nought plus one so don't try it.
2007-01-17 21:38:35 · answer #5 · answered by Graham S 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The greatest number anyone else answers to this question, plus one.
2007-01-18 04:36:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
infinity
or infinity - 1, depending on how you look at it ;)
2007-01-17 21:38:54 · answer #7 · answered by vaca loca 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
how about 100^100^100 (Googleplex)
2007-01-17 21:36:03 · answer #8 · answered by rock_man 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
people keep asking questions like this... can you believe it?
2007-01-17 21:37:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
97000003
2007-01-17 21:35:05 · answer #10 · answered by jessie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋