As n becomes very small, `(1+n)^(1/n)` approaches the value of e. We can obtain reasonable accuracy with a very small value of n. `e~~[(1+n)^(1/n)]_(n=0.000000001)=2.718281827`. The graph of `y=(1+n)^(1/n)` is as follows: e = 2.71828... Graph of `(1+n)^(1/n)`.