+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 2 of 2

Dealing with extremely large numbers in Excel

  1. #1
    Registered User
    Join Date
    11-14-2012
    Location
    Missouri, USA
    MS-Off Ver
    Excel 2010
    Posts
    1

    Dealing with extremely large numbers in Excel

    I need to deal with large numbers. And by large numbers I mean extremely large numbers, i.e. 6 * 10^2335. When I ask Excel to calculate such a number--via:

    Please Login or Register  to view this content.
    ...it throws an error. While Window's calculator application can crunch such numbers, I'd rather do it on Excel in order to speed things along and keep my outputs easily visible.

    Is there any way to subvert this error and calculate the number in Excel?

    Thanks!

  2. #2
    Forum Expert Jakobshavn's Avatar
    Join Date
    08-17-2012
    Location
    Lakehurst, NJ, USA
    MS-Off Ver
    Excel 2007
    Posts
    1,970

    Re: Dealing with extremely large numbers in Excel

    You would require an add-in to handle extremely large values
    Gary's Student

+ Reply to Thread

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0 RC 1