[R] the biggest integer R can display in complete form but not scientific form

[Rob Creecy]

You could try the gmp multi precision arithmetic package.

 > library(gmp)
 > urand.bigz(10,64)
 [1] "11691875040763095143" "15618480061048441861" 
"13311871202921807091" "419603425985430936" 
 [5] "1009212057431928522"  "7087885826104674385"  
"12844267011818015745" "12455584250595618327"
 [9] "13509505397081611804" "17712034795004058021"

Rob

Francisco J. Zagmutt wrote:
> Also, look at options(digits) to set the number digits to be printed in 
> the console, i.e.
>
>  > pi
> [1] 3.141593
>
>  > options(digits=22)
>  > pi
> [1] 3.141592653589793
> 	
>
> Regards
>
> Francisco
>
>
> Roland Rau wrote:
>   
>> 李俊杰 wrote:
>>     
>>> Dear R-lister,
>>>
>>> One of my friends wanted to produce random number which is 64 bits. He did
>>> it with Fortune. I think R can do it also. But I don't know how to display a
>>> very big integer in the complete form but not scientific form. And what's
>>> the biggest integer R can display in complete form ?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>> Li Junjie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> I guess the biggest integer R can represent (if this is what you mean) 
>> is machine dependent and you can find it out via:
>>
>> .Machine
>> help(".Machine")
>>
>> I hope this helps,
>> Roland
>>
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