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Re: mpi too large (42434 bits)



On Tue, Oct 25, 2005 at 10:18:34PM +0100, Steve Searle wrote:
> Around 10:10pm on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 (UK time), Kyle Wheeler scrawled:
> > On Tuesday, October 25 at 08:00 PM, quoth Laurent Fousse:
> > >* Kyle Wheeler [Tue, Oct 25, 2005 at 12:58:39PM -0500]:
> > >>P.S. Just because large numbers are cool... 2^42434 is:
> > >[snip]
> > >>1435432466789658268877341141191840867157054285299757221
> > >
> > >No.
> > 
> > I'm pretty sure it is - why do you say no?
> 
> Because its odd, and 2 to the power of anything greater than 0 is even

Let's not quibble over the details :)

large numbers are cool. at least after 4 coffees.

  C.
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