how do i raise a number to a power greater than 128 in VB.Net. eg x^256 results in an overflow?

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how do i raise a number to a power greater than 128 in VB.Net. eg x^256 results in an overflow?

working on encryption techniques and generating primes. A short code won't be bad.

2006-08-02 07:07:23 · 2 answers · asked by iceman 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design

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How are you declaring the number (What data type - INTEGER, LONG, SINGLE, DOUBLE)? If you are using an INTEGER or SINGLE data type, you might consider changing it to LONG or DOUBLE and see if that helps.

2006-08-02 08:04:05 · answer #1 · answered by Richard H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

change the type

2006-08-02 07:23:49 · answer #2 · answered by aargre 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋