Number of Electrons on Sphere: Can't Figure It Out?

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I have a question that i can't figure out, if a sphere is charged with electrons to -1 x 10^-5 C. The charge of an electron is -1.6 x 10^-19 C. How many electrons are there on the sphere?

I simply divided the electron charge by the charge of the sphere but it says I'm wrong. Is the problem me or the computer?
 
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That's how you're supposed to do it. You should get something like 6 times 10^13.