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From: Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
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Subject: Re: Ada.Numerics.Big_Numbers.Big_Integer has a limit of 300 digits?
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Michael Ferguson <michaelblakeferguson@gmail.com> writes:

> On Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at 11:02:03 AM UTC-6, Luke A. Guest wrote:
>> On 22/12/2021 05:57, Michael Ferguson wrote: 
>> > I just started using the Big_Integer library that is a part of the 202X version of ADA. 
>> > 
>> > It is repeatedly described as an "arbitrary precision library" that has user defined implementation. 
>> > 
>> > I was under the impression that this library would be able to
>> > infinitely calculate numbers of any length, but there is clearly a
>> > default limit of 300 digits.
>>
>> What are you doing that requires that number of digits?
>
> I am working on ProjectEuler.net problem number 48.
>
> The questions asks you to sum the numbers n^n for (2 <= n <= 1000) and
> determine what the last ten digits of this number are.
>
> Obviously, this is quite a trivial problem when using any arbitrary
> precision library.

Does Ada's Big_Integer type work with modular ranged types?

-- 
Ben.