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Make the most of these digits (Posted on 2002-06-06)

You can use the digits 1,2,and 3 once only and any mathematical symbols you are aware of, but no symbol is to be used more than once. The challenge is to see if you can make the largest numbers.

Here are some numbers to set the ball rolling: 321, 21to the third power, (3/.1)to the second power.

(levik: I guess this is more of a competition)

Submitted by Rhonda Wendel

Rating: 4.4286 (14 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

While we may never know the actual "maximum" number, the victory in this little contest goes to Nick Reed, for his submission of
(.1^-2e3)! which is equal to ((One Tenth) to the negative 2000th power) factorial

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Subject	Author	Date
Puzzle Thoughts	K Sengupta	2023-06-07 23:11:38
re: The challenge taken up....	Daniel	2008-09-01 16:28:09
The challenge taken up....	Dej Mar	2006-07-19 06:52:46
re(2): Again with the amateurs!	SilverKnight	2004-06-11 11:39:03
re: Again with the amateurs!	Danny	2004-06-11 10:10:38
Again with the amateurs!	Erik O.	2004-06-10 23:16:52
If...	logischer Verstand	2004-04-26 17:29:39
Hmm Grahams Number?	Rawlyn	2004-02-24 16:39:43
Solution	Lawrence	2003-08-31 00:10:16
No Subject	Lawrence	2003-08-31 00:06:16
re: bigger than Nicks the sequel	H	2003-08-08 18:38:28
I did not think of thit.	Tim Axoy	2003-04-13 13:40:33
This puzzle is Level 9261.	Tim Axoy	2003-04-13 05:02:23
Hmm	DJ	2003-04-01 12:53:10
bigger than Nicks the sequel	Cory Taylor	2003-04-01 04:51:47
re: bigger than nicks	Cory Taylor	2003-04-01 04:47:59
re(2): bigger than nicks	Jonathan Waltz	2003-04-01 04:31:30
re: bigger than nicks	Jonathan Waltz	2003-04-01 04:23:41
bigger than nicks	Jonathan Waltz	2003-04-01 04:21:59
re: eazy	Matthew Bobbins	2002-12-15 10:39:24
Hhmmmmmmmmm	Matthew Bobbins	2002-12-15 10:38:05
re: eazy	levik	2002-06-18 05:42:02
eazy	bob	2002-06-12 10:52:02
re: Verdict?	Nick Reed	2002-06-12 08:44:13
Verdict?	levik	2002-06-12 04:44:21
re: Just a guess!	friedlinguini	2002-06-10 08:33:54
re: re: Maybe....	Dulanjana	2002-06-09 15:16:38
re: Maybe....	levik	2002-06-09 13:21:15
Just a guess!	Edwin	2002-06-09 11:14:41
Maybe....	Dulanjana	2002-06-09 03:55:20
re: re: re: re: re: I go first...	TomM	2002-06-07 14:48:33
re: re: re: re: I go first...	friedlinguini	2002-06-07 14:14:27
re: re: re: I go first...	TomM	2002-06-07 13:58:54
re: Interesting	vohonam	2002-06-07 10:43:02
No Subject	vohonam	2002-06-07 10:37:10
Interesting	vohonam	2002-06-07 10:35:33
re: re: I go first...	Nick Reed	2002-06-07 06:11:46
re: re: re: 'Happy's dirty factorial trick'	Happy	2002-06-07 05:02:46
re: re: 'Happy's dirty factorial trick'	TomM	2002-06-06 19:30:53
re: 'Happy's dirty factorial trick'	TomM	2002-06-06 19:25:46
even more Honorable mention	levik	2002-06-06 18:27:52
Honorable mention	levik	2002-06-06 18:27:04
re: re: re: re: re: I go first...	friedlinguini	2002-06-06 14:47:16
re: re: re: re: I go first...	TomM	2002-06-06 14:05:28
re: re: re: I go first...	Happy	2002-06-06 12:35:12
To be really cheesy	friedlinguini	2002-06-06 11:02:34
re: re: I go first...	friedlinguini	2002-06-06 10:58:38
re: I go first...	Happy	2002-06-06 10:24:07
I go first...	levik	2002-06-06 09:57:24

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