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Re: There are 2^256 private keys out there: how big is that number?
by
arulbero
on 07/01/2020, 13:34:17 UTC
⭐ Merited by fillippone (2) ,qwk (1) ,vapourminer (1)
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Here's another snippet of wisdom from when I'm trying to explain the odds of guessing a private key:
Cheat code to convert 2^x to 10^x: reduce the exponent by 3 or 4 (2^3 = 8; 2^4 = 16)

2^160 is (roughly) the same as a 1 with 156 zeros.

No.  You have to divide 160 by 3 or 4.

2^160  = 1461501637330902918203684832716283019655932542976

like 1 with 48 zeroes.