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Re: precision of numbers

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg54083] Re: precision of numbers
• From: "Jens-Peer Kuska" <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
• Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 02:46:16 -0500 (EST)
• Organization: Uni Leipzig
• References: <cud7lg$302$1@smc.vnet.net>
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Hi,

destroy the "."-key on your keyboard and write

15525600000*(445 + 1/4)*24

Regards

  Jens

<fartous at mail15.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:cud7lg$302$1 at smc.vnet.net...
> in the product:
> 15525600000*445.25*24
> the output is:
> 1.65907*(10^14)
> also when we use:
> N[15525600000*445.25*24, 15]
> the output is 1.65907*(10^14)
> but i want the precise number:
> 165906561600000
> what could i do
> jack
>