Factorial/Examples/1,000,000/Historical Note
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Historical Note on $1\,000\,000$ Factorial
The factorial of $1\,000\,000$ was calculated in its entirety by Harry Lewis Nelson and David Slowinski.
The computer printout was $5$ inches high.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $24$
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $24$