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dividing large numbers
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here's how to do it:
>>> decimal.getcontext().prec = 80
>>> bignum = d(789723589032748930274982037498230742890347283904728390472389047230984)
>>> bignum/(bignum-1)
Decimal('1.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000012662658351')
>>>
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dividing large numbers - by charlemayn - Feb-07-2018, 12:56 AM
RE: dividing large numbers - by Larz60+ - Feb-07-2018, 03:50 AM
RE: dividing large numbers - by Larz60+ - Feb-07-2018, 03:52 AM
RE: dividing large numbers - by charlemayn - Feb-12-2018, 09:52 PM
RE: dividing large numbers - by Larz60+ - Feb-13-2018, 12:23 AM

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