...it would take far too long for the computer to calculate.
...I really want to calculate (1978^11787).

Oh. That's different. :)
I know you don't want to program this, but as a side note, there are
workarounds with Excel for even these types of calculations.

Your number has 38,853 digits in it. Excel has a Fourier Program in the
analysis tookpak that can, with very small programming, handle about
1978^3727 (about 12,200 digits) fairly quickly. You need your own custom
Fourier Program to bump it up to your size problem.
So...we could do it "kind of quickly", but it sounds like you need a
dedicated math program. :) Good luck.
--
Dana DeLouis
Windows XP, Office 2003

"Abode" wrote in message
...
Im sure there is a way to get the program to work but its above my level
of
programming and it would take far too long for the computer to calculate.
Thus far I've tried working around the computers limitations already and
my
insanely large number of 1.9923 * 10^130 is broken down from what I really
want to calculate (1978^11787) which a double cant store. I may get
around
to trying again later or working with smaller scales but for now its a
rather
low priority for me. I tried to create it to easy my mind from work which
it
very much had the opposite effect.

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