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057 = Factorial Calculations and Optimal Celebrations

A Problem Squared

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How to Calculate Factorials at 170

At 170, that's when you skip between 1,020 digits and a number that's bigger than 1,024. Now they have updated the website. It no longer says that the numbers run out. Any higher than 170, we would need a much more powerful 64-bit computer. Older computers used to use 32- digit binary numbers. Newer ones use 64-digit binary numbers.

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