PL/SQL numeric or value error when converting to number - oracle

I'm busy with a little PL/SQL program and i got stuck when i got the error "numeric or value error"
I'm trying to convert a varchar2 that consists of only numbers to a number using TO_NUMBER().
I'm relatively new to PL/SQL, so i'm thinking it's something really dumb :)
This is my code:
set serveroutput on
DECLARE
vRearranged varchar(50);
iNumber number(38);
BEGIN
vRearranged := 3214282912345698765432161100;
iNumber := To_Number(vRearranged, 50);
dbms_output.put_line(iNumber);
END;
could anyone help me?

The second argument of To_number() is the format picture, which should be a string.
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e26088/functions211.htm#SQLRF06140

DECLARE
vRearranged varchar2(50);
iNumber number(38);
BEGIN
vRearranged := 3214282912345698765432161100;
iNumber := To_Number(vRearranged);
dbms_output.put_line(iNumber);
END;

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