# What is the name of the 65537-gon? [closed]

I know the name of the heptadecagon (17 sides) and the diacosipentacontaheptagon (257 sides). But what is the name of the polygon with 65537 sides? I am unable to figure it.

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• The modern Greek for $65537$ is εξήντα πέντε χιλιάδες πεντακόσια τριάντα επτά so perhaps that might give you a clue – Henry Jun 1 '18 at 0:48
• "Gobbledygookon" – Venkataramana Jun 1 '18 at 1:02
• You could call it the Hermes polygon, after the fellow who constructed it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Gustav_Hermes – Gerry Myerson Jun 1 '18 at 2:36
• @Henry So you're telling us that it's a hexentapentechiliadepentacositriantaheptagon? – Tanner Swett Jun 1 '18 at 3:03
• Mightaswellbenaninfinity-gon – Asaf Karagila Jun 1 '18 at 4:31

Following the portuguese nomenclature (I am from Brazil) and translating to english its results:

hexacontakaipentachiliakaipentahectakaitriacontakaiheptagon.

Best regards!!

• "kai" means "and" so I think we need a single one at the end. So hexacontapentachiliapentahectatriacontakaiheptagon? – coudy Jun 1 '18 at 8:24

"$65537$-gon" is the name. Likewise "$257$-gon": writing (let alone saying) something like "diacosipentacontaheptagon" serves less to communicate $-$ if indeed it succeeds in communicating at all $-$ than to show off.

• Indeed. :) ..... – paul garrett Jun 1 '18 at 1:43
• Let me thank user-14830 for his constructive answer. – coudy Jun 1 '18 at 7:49
• @coudy think of translating 14830 into Greek as well. – YCor Jun 1 '18 at 8:44