How to do 64bit Integer arithmetic in Node.js?

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Anyone have any suggestions on how to perform arithmetic on 64bit integers in Node.js? The node-int64 package doesn't seem to support that.

I think you'll find this useful: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9643626/javascript-cant-handle-64-bit-integers-can-it — Gabi Purcaru, Jun 04 '14 at 12:46

score 28 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 04 '17 at 21:56

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Javascript does not support 64 bit integers, because the native number type is a 64-bit double, giving only 53 bits of integer range.

You can create arrays of 32-bit numbers (i.e. Uint32Array) but if there were a 64-bit version of those there'd be no way to copy values from it into standalone variables.

There are some modules around to provide 64bit integer support:

Maybe your problem can be solved using one of those libraries.

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answered Jun 04 '14 at 12:48

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Thanks! For some reason, that one didn't come up in my googling. – user1502301 Jun 04 '14 at 13:22

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 27 '19 at 01:45

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As of v10.4.0 NodeJS supports the BigInt type natively (see MDN BigInt docs). These support arithmetic operations too.

answered Dec 27 '19 at 01:45

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How to do 64bit Integer arithmetic in Node.js?

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