What is the size limit for numbers in LC? -- and multiplying really large numbers

Jerry Jensen jhj at jhj.com
Thu Sep 5 19:34:53 EDT 2013


Nope. In the message box try 999999999999999+111111111111111 which gives you a correct 16 digit sum of two 15 digit numbers. The limit is not in decimal digit count. The math is binary.
.Jerry

On Sep 5, 2013, at 4:11 PM, Mark Schonewille <m.schonewille at economy-x-talk.com> wrote:

> Hi Geoff,
> 
> LiveCode will do calculations reliably on numbers that are no larger than 15 digits, i.e. at most 999999999999999.






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