The Scale of Math (Or How to Work a Vending Machine


Factslap: Zillion is not a number, but a noun. It means means very large number. Here are the real names of numbers, and the zeroes that follow them.

Here is the scale of math:

Name (number)Number (zeros behind that number)
Million1 x 10 
Billion1 x 10 
Trillion1 x 10 12 
Quadrillion1 x 10 15 
Quintillion1 x 10 18 
Sextillion1 x 10 21 
Septillion1 x 10 24 
Octillion1 x 10 27 
Nonillion1 x 10 30 
Decillion1 x 10 33 
Undecillion1 x 10 36 
Duodecillion1 x 10 39 
Tredecillion1 x 10 42 
Quattuordecillion1 x 10 45 
Quindecillion1 x 10 48 
Sexdecillion1 x 10 51 
Septendecillion1 x 10 54 
Octodecillion1 x 10 57 
Novemdecillion1 x 10 60 
Vigintillion1 x 10 63 
Unvigintillion1 x 10 66 
Duovigintillion1 x 10 69 
Trevigintillion1 x 10 72 
Quattuorvigintillion1 x 10 75 
Quinvigintillion1 x 10 78 
Sexvigintillion1 x 10 81 
Septenvigintillion1 x 10 84 
Octovigintillion1 x 10 87 
Nonvigintillion1 x 10 90 
Trigintillion1 x 10 93 
Untrigintillion1 x 10 96 
Duotrigintillion1 x 10 99 
Ten-duotrigintillion (or Googol)1 x 10 100 
Skewer’s Number1 x 10 130 
Centillion1 x 10 303 
Googolplex1 x 10 10 100 
Skewes’ Number1 x 10 to the 10th power with 8.85 decillion zeros (approximated to indicate largest know measure in the universe)