Skewes'snumber

Skewes's number

Large number used in number theory

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ionchy11/5/2026

most mathematical constants are on the order of magnitude of 1 or 10 and involve a bunch of decimals. this one intrigues me because its smallest known bounds are comparatively enormous powers of e. why is it so big? why is to so hard to compute? what a silly goofy number. will update to 5/5 stars once an explicit number has been proven.

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