Kevin Wampler wrote:
> Mueen Nawaz wrote:
>>     Didn't look that up, but the first Skewes number was once believed 
>> to be the largest number ever used in a proof (or for anywhere useful?):
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skewes_number
> 
> I believe that Graham's number is (significantly!) larger still and 
> first appeared as a bound in a proof.  Hilariously, the lower bound was 6.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham%27s_number

	Wow. Mind-bogglingly wow.

	Well, at least I wasn't wrong - Skewes number appeared first.

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