Arbitrary-Precision Math

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The java.math package supports arbitrary-precision math. The package consists of two classes:

• BigInteger numbers are immutable, arbitrary-precision integers. The BigInteger class provides analogs for all Java language primitive integer operators. The class also supports modular arithmetic, GCD calculation, prime number generation and testing, single-bit manipulation, and various other operations.
• BigDecimal numbers are immutable, arbitrary-precision signed decimal numbers, suitable for monetary calculations. The BigDecimal class provides operations for basic arithmetic, scale manipulation, comparison, format conversion, and hashing.

• Enhancements to java.math in version 1.3 of the Java^TM 2 SDK.

• java.math Package

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