On Mon, 13 Mar 2006, Jay Austad wrote: > Pari looks interesting. I'm reading the docs, and it doesn't look like > it will handle the size of the numbers I'm dealing with (2^4000000000 > and larger). I've used some approximation techniques to get my answer, > however, I've tried 3 of them, and they all give me numbers that are way > different. I need an exact answer. Eventually, I need a way to do this > calculation fast too. Does anyone here have a really good understanding > of math and experience with FPGA's? It's possible that I'll be able to do it, but I don't know. I do a lot of work with probability. Would it be hard to just tell us what the problem is? (Even if Pari solves it for you?) Mike