Notable Properties of Specific Numbers

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Quick index: if you're looking for a specific number, start with whichever of these is closest: 0.065988... 1 1.618033... 3.141592... 4 12 16 21 24 29 39 46 52 64 68 89 107 137.03599... 158 231 256 365 616 714 1024 1729 4181 10080 45360 262144 1969920 73939133 4294967297 5×10¹¹ 10¹⁸ 5.4×10²⁷ 10⁴⁰ 5.21...×10⁷⁸ 1.29...×10⁸⁶⁵ 10⁴⁰⁰⁰⁰ 10^9152051 10^10³⁶ 10^{10^10¹⁰⁰} — -- footnotes Also, check out my large numbers and integer sequences pages.

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