From: pneyz <pneyz AT bethany DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: 8 Byte Integer
Date: Sat, 07 Feb 1998 12:50:14 -0800
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> 1 byte: –128 to 127
> 2 byte: –32,768 to 32,767
> 4 byte: –2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647
> 8 byte: –9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807
> 
> I am doing a program that calculates prime numbers, so the bigger the
> better.  Is there any way I can get a 4 or 8 byte integer in DJGPP?

Well, seeing as how DJGPP ints are already 4 bytes, you shouldn't have
any trouble. For 8 byte ints, try:

   long long PrimeNumberVariable;

You might even want to make it unsigned for really big values.

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