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A billion is 10^9 and a septillion 10^24. So a billion billion billion is already 10^27. One of your numbers is wrong.
by ascar 7y ago
A billion is 10^9 and a septillion 10^24. So a billion billion billion is already 10^27. One of your numbers is wrong.
- colejohnson66 7y agoA billion is a million millions in Britain, but a thousand millions in the US. His numbers are right, just a different scale
- NikkiA 7y agoThe UK hasn't used the long scale billion since 1974
- colejohnson66 7y agoI could swear I read somewhere that they still did. Oh well
- TkTech 7y agoThe only English-speaking countries left that still occasionally use the long-scale are Canada, Mauritius, Seychelles and Vanuatu. This is because they are bilingual nations that also speak French, where the long-scale is still used. Trying to do locales in Canada is always fun, since we can't make up our mind. "How far? 100km." "How tall? 5ft"
- pbhjpbhj 7y ago>A billion is a million millions in Britain // Not really. I think you'll struggle to find anyone who uses that now.
- ascar 7y agoEven if that would be the case and we use the long scale (million/milliard/billion) system, which I actually grew up with in Germany, a billion would be 10^12 and a septillion 10^42. It still doesn't add up.