American power of 10. The following table gives the name for the power-of-10, which is the number shown. For example, the first one on the list below, the power of 10 is 9, is a billion, which we all know is 1 followed by 9 zeros….. 1,000,000,000.
| billion | 9 |
| trillion | 12 |
| quadrillion | 15 |
| quintillion | 18 |
| sextillion | 21 |
| septillion | 24 |
| octillion | 27 |
| nonillion | 30 |
| decillion | 33 |
| undecillion | 36 |
| duodecillion | 39 |
| tredecillion | 42 |
| quattuordecillion | 45 |
| quindecillion | 48 |
| sexdecillion | 51 |
| septendecillion | 54 |
| octodecillion | 57 |
| novemdecillion | 60 |
| vigintillion | 63 |
| googol * | 100 |
| centillion | 303 |
* Hummmm…this looks like….google!