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On 4/27/21 5:32 PM, Richard Iswara wrote:
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> So the compiler is restricted to 32 bit integer value. I had hoped for 64 bit to get 18 digits.

No, the compiler defines type Integer as 32 bits. You can define other types 
with larger ranges. For trying to calculate 100!, even 64 bits is not enough; 
you'd need to use an unbounded integer package.

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Jeff Carter
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