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Since

  lg(N*M) = lg(N) + lg(M)

we have:

  lg(4 billion)      ~ lg(4)  + lg(billion)     = 2 + 30
  lg(16 quintillion) ~ lg(16) + lg(quintillion) = 4 + 60

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