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Kosmaj · 2006-01-24, 22:01

Why is k maxed to 2^60 in dodeca.c? There are 4 more bits in 8-byte unsigned int and furthermore, if you keep k/105 instead of k, the range can be extended to 105*(2^64-1) without using gmp variables, not so?

2006-01-24, 22:01	#48
Kosmaj Nov 2003 7046₈ Posts	R.Gerbicz Why is k maxed to 2^60 in dodeca.c? There are 4 more bits in 8-byte unsigned int and furthermore, if you keep k/105 instead of k, the range can be extended to 105*(2^64-1) without using gmp variables, not so?