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In case this is one of those trick questions, (i.e. onecell divides 100 times), the answer is obviously 101.

Otherwise, the answer is not nearly as simple. 100 generations would in principle give you roughly 1030 cells.
However, a "typical" cell has something between 100 and 1000 femtoliters of volume, of which 90% is water. Consequently, 1030 cells would need something like 1016 to 1017 liters of water, which is about the equivalent of Lake Michigan. A cell body of that size is rather unlikely to be encountered. Nutrition and oxygenation of such a living mass is by no means trivial (or even realistic).

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After 100 divisions, there would be 2^100 (approximately 1.27 x 10^30) cells. This is calculated by doubling the number of cells at each division cycle.

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