A Googol Is Bigger Than the Universe’s Atom Count

A googol, a 1 with 100 zeros, is vastly more than the estimated number of atoms in the observable universe.

Estimates of atoms in the observable universe run to about 10 to the 80th. A googol is 10 to the 100th, which is 100 billion billion times bigger than that.

Check it yourself

Dividing is easy here: subtract the exponents. Astronomy references give the 10 to the 80th estimate.