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From: weverka@spot.Colorado.EDU (Robert T. Weverka)
Subject: Re: Integer not expressable in less than 13 words
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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
>
>:-)

I can express 121,121,121 in only 8 words.

eleven squared times one million one thousand one
  1       2      3    4     5     6     7      8