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From: Gautier <gautier DOT demontmollin AT maths DOT unine DOT ch>
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> Is it possible to work with numbers that are larger than the size of an
> unsigned long long int in DJGPP? (For example, 99999999999971737666) If so,
> please explain how.

You make arrays in which each element is a "classical" integer that you
treat like a digit (e.g. [0..(2**31)-1]  instead of [0..9])
You find 5 programmed models and plenty of links on that page

  http://www.chez.com/bignumber/index.html

HTH
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