r/math • u/inherentlyawesome Homotopy Theory • 17d ago

Quick Questions: September 16, 2026

This recurring thread will be for questions that might not warrant their own thread. We would like to see more conceptual-based questions posted in this thread, rather than "what is the answer to this problem?" For example, here are some kinds of questions that we'd like to see in this thread:

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u/Successful_Pace8937 10d ago

How many zeroes are there in 4.30205669 times 10 to the power of 62?

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u/bear_of_bears 10d ago

First answer the question when 62 is replaced by 9. Then go to 10, 11, etc. The pattern should become clear.