Large Integer Arithmetic

[cjohnson]

I need to be able to handle arbitrarily large integers or arbitrarily long decimals. Can anyone tell me how to do this in VB.net 2005?

 

[kulrom]

Every datatype has own range

i.e. Decimal has this range:
0 through +/-79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,335 with no decimal point;

0 through +/-7.9228162514264337593543950335 with 28 places to the right of the decimal;
smallest nonzero number is +/-0.0000000000000000000000000001 (+/-1E-28).

Actually what is the question here/>?

 

[cjohnson]

I would like to be able to handle numbers larger than the long type will allow. Any suggestions?

 

[JohnH]

Maybe this classic VB article will give you an idea; Large Number Operations
There should be more available out on the web from math enthusiasts, remember you can use many kinds of libraries programmed from C++ etc.

 

[cjohnson]

Thank you. This was a big help!