Show the next number is not rational

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I dont have any idea to prove this number is not rational

$\frac{1}{7}+\frac{1}{7 ^{2}}+\frac{1}{7 ^{6}}+...+\frac{1}{7 ^{n!}}+...$

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$$\frac{1}{7}+\frac{1}{7(2)}+\frac{1}{7(6)}+...+\frac{1}{7(n!)}+...$$

$$=\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{7(k!)}$$

$$=\frac{1}{7}\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{k!}=\frac{e-1}{7}$$