Estimating Euler's Constant, e

Given the desired depth of calculation


This calculator estimates Euler's Constant, e to the requested precision. It uses the following formula:

e = 1 + 1 1 ! + 1 2 ! + 1 3 ! + ...

To use the calculator simply enter the depth of the calculation (the number of terms utilized). The display shows the result and the difference from e as defined by javascript's Math.E. Below e is shown calculated to 50 places.

2.718 281 828 459 045 235 360 287 471 352 662 497 757 247 093 699 96




Enter the number of terms to utilize:






I can only show e to 21 numerals of precision as that is the limit of the Number.precision() function and ultimately the limit of 64-bit computing.