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List:       gmp-discuss
Subject:    Question(mpz_t)
From:       paul () leyland ! vispa ! com (Paul Leyland)
Date:       2004-12-03 9:45:09
Message-ID: 1102063486.15909.8002.camel () athlon ! chez-leyland ! com
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On Fri, 2004-12-03 at 07:24, "???" wrote:
> How many bits does mpz_t type support? 
> 
> Is it possible that 1024 bit arithmetic with mpz_t? How?

Short answer: RTFM.

Longer answer: lots; yes; by calling mpz_ functions with appropriate
arguments, respectively.

Longest answer: The maximum precision is effectively limited by the
amount of memory you have available; yes; the only true way to *really*
find out how it does it is to read the source code.


Paul


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