MATH STINGER #53 
by Dr. Joel C. Fowler 
Assistant Professor of Mathematics 

The puzzle for this issue is as follows. 
What is the largest number that can be expressed using 
four 2's? The only allowable operations are 
addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, 
exponentiation, and juxtaposition. Exactly how 
many digits does this number have?

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