Comet C has an elliptical orbit of eccentricity 0.9146 with the sun at one focus. The greatest distance of the comet from the sun is 3724 million mi. Find the least distance between the comet C and the sun. round to nearest whole number as needed

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Comet C has an elliptical orbit of eccentricity 0.9146 with the sun at one focus. The greatest distance of the comet from the sun is 3724 million mi. Find the least distance between the comet C and the sun.

round to nearest whole number as needed

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