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Thread: Is there an integer-type variable bigger than "long"?

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    Default Is there an integer-type variable bigger than "long"?

    I need to make a code that handels enormous natural numbers. Is there a variable type I can use? "long" isn't big enough.


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    Default Re: Is there an integer-type variable bigger than "long"?

    No variables. There are classes. See the classes with names starting with "Big".

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