me show how this works EVIL(1) = 1 (no power) EVIL(2) = 1 * 2^2 = 4 EVIL(3) = 1 * 2^2 * 3^3^3 = 30502389939948 EVIL(4) = 1 * 2^2 * 3^3^3 * 4^4^4^4 ≈ 9.857459208... * 10^629 you know the rest