According to Google Infinity = 171!

4 points by ppeiris 11y ago ↗ HN

Go to google calculator and then put 170! and you will get 7.257416e^(306). then put 171! and you will get infinity. As a astrophysicist I do issues with this :D

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kasey_junk 11y ago ↗

That is a pretty common overflow. 171! overflows a 32 bit float.

trcollinson 11y ago ↗

I am not an astrophysicist, but I suggest that you, as an astrophysicist, use a mathematics engine that is a bit more robust. Might I suggest Wolfram Alpha:

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=171%21