What is the largest number ever calculated?

Answer 1

There is no largest number, for numbers are infinite. Infinity is often suggested as an answer, but is only an abstract concept.

Graham's number is the largest number ever denoted (at least, in the context of mathematical proof). This far exceeds the number of atoms in the universe, and is the upper bound for a quantity relating to Ramsey theory; the lower bound is 11.

In a fixed number of characters (letters, numbers, symbols, etc.), the largest number possibly denoted is restricted only by the growth rate of the largest recognised function. At present, Knuth up-arrow notation has the largest growth rate, if enough arrows and large enough integers are used.

Answer 2

INFINITY!! if thats not enough for you here is a smaller number789326489236487263487263874628736487263487263874689163892736487

4723984682354852387463287949236486238794628736487263874628736487236487263486287364827634872634876238746287346872

342342342342342893748927348971209347209734987298472983074

23748972389478923748972389472893479...etc,etc...

NEVER ENDING NUMBER!!

Answer 3

There never was one. Every time somebody ran into the Math Department office

with a number that he claimed was the biggest in existence, and demanded to

see the Dean right away, the dean's secretary, Miss Graham, would take his

number, add ' 1 ' to it, point out that hers was now bigger than his, and

send him on his way.

Answer 4

The largest number ever calculated is known as Graham's number, which is so large that it cannot be effectively expressed in standard notation. It was introduced in a mathematical proof by Ronald Graham in 1971.

Answer 5

the largest number ever reached is transinfinite number which has an infinite number of zeros

Answer 6

absolute infinity to the power of absolute infinity squared squared squared squared squard x absulute infinityE2482938248359823894489034

Answer 7

Infinity. It looks like this -

∞

Answer 8

Some say that it is Graham's Number.

Answer 9

1 million factorial