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  1. 001Hacker NewsSEP · 16English

    How Big Are Factorials?

    An article explaining how to estimate the number of digits in factorials using mathematical approximations. The author demonstrates the technique through Stirling's approximation and the Gamma function, showing that 52! has approximately 68 digits and explaining the underlying calculus behind these estimations.

    By ibobev