My 6 year old son wants to know. He's always saying"I love you a million plus infinity." My dad told me that the last number that they named was a 1 with 100 zeros after it. He said it was called"Agoogle" or"Google" Something like that. I wonder if he was right or not. I don't want to mis inform my son. Please help. All answers are very much appriciated.=)
2007-02-02 08:46:42 · 15 answers · asked by sexygal8321 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
I know that numbers keep going and going. I only wanted to know what was the last number NAMED.
2007-02-02 08:58:23 · update #1
There are many numbers named that are larger than a google. But so far a googleplex is the highest number named. This website explains it.
http://www.math.toronto.edu/mathnet/questionCorner/largestnumber.html
2007-02-02 08:51:49 · answer #1 · answered by E 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no "biggest" number -- I recognize you understand
that. The web site:
http://www.math.com/tables/general/numnotation.htm
gives the common names of very large and very small numbers. For
reference: a "googol" is a "1" followed by 100 zeros, and a
"googolplex" is "1" followed by a "googol" of zeros. That, according
to the web site I found is the largest named number, but that is
very artificial, because you can easily construct a larger number of
a "1" followed by a "googolplex"of zeros, and you could name it a
"googolgoogolplex" -- and you could repeat this procedure indefinitely.
2007-02-02 16:50:55 · answer #2 · answered by credo quia est absurdum 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A googolplex is the highest finite number named, but technically infinity is the highest named number, by definition. In addition, there can never be a named number higher than infinity.
2007-02-02 16:57:50 · answer #3 · answered by disposable_hero_too 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Google (just like the website). 1 with 100 zeros.
2007-02-02 16:49:48 · answer #4 · answered by Sparky 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The highest named number is a googolplex. 10^googol. A googol is 10^100 therefore a googolplex is 10^10^100
2007-02-02 16:48:38 · answer #5 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The highest number is whatever the highest number above is plus one plus infinity to the infinity power, then one more than whatever anyone else is going to say after I finish typing.
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Hey, the only sensible answer is "infinity" -- the concept of the eternity of increment and decrement. If you ask me, the whole exercise is excrement.
2007-02-02 16:50:09 · answer #6 · answered by Murphy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the biggest number i know is a googleplexian, go to google.com and type that in and youll find one of the links that say that,
A GOOGLEPLEXIAN has a googolplex of zeros
A googol has "1" followed by 100 zeros.
A googolplex has "1" followed by a GOOGOL ZEROS ( RIGHT DOWN THERE)
10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
A googolplexian has "1" followed by a googolplex zeros
So, that means it would have 1 with
10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 zeros
NOW thats a huge *** number
2007-02-02 20:08:55 · answer #7 · answered by moaiz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well,infinity is not an actual number it's just an "expresion" because nothing in real life is infinity.
So googolpex or whatever it's called BS
2007-02-02 19:24:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The highest named number on record is a googlepex, which is a Google^google. Really there is no end.
2007-02-02 16:51:24 · answer #9 · answered by Arnold M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOL it is 1 100 zeros is a googol not a GOOGLE
2007-02-02 16:50:30 · answer #10 · answered by any1z_angel_86 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋