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From: weverka@spot.Colorado.EDU (Robert T. Weverka)
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Subject: Re: Integer not expressable in less than 13 words
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Date: 19 Apr 91 15:38:58 GMT
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>In article <1991Apr18.210832.9918@shl.com> gardner@shl.com (Gardner Buchanan) writes:
>>>So, what is the least positive integer not expressable in less than 13
>>>English words?
>>
>>I think it's 121,121,121; assuming you don't use "and":
>>
>>One hundred twenty one million one hundred twenty one thousand
>> 1     2       3    4     5     6     7      8     9     10
>>
>>one hundred twenty one
>>11    12      13    14
>>
>>:-)
Try 121121129
One hundred twenty one million one hundred twenty one thousand
 1     2       3    4     5     6     7      8     9     10
one hundred twenty nine
11    12      13    14

this is of course the smallest prime number greater than 121,121,121

:-)