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Shortest Long Number (Posted on 2004-04-15) Difficulty: 3 of 5
What is the smallest positive integer that cannot be defined in less than twenty-five syllables?

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(I didn't look this up on the Internet. I'll be shocked if no one improves on it.)
 
17,777,777
 
Seventeen(3) million(2) seven(2) hundred(2) seventy(3)-seven(2) thousand(2) seven(2) hundred(2) seventy(3)-seven(2) 
 
 
25 syllables 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Edited on April 15, 2004, 2:51 pm
  Posted by Penny on 2004-04-15 14:35:43

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