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Which C datatype can represent a 40-bit binary number?

Asked 2012-03-07T03:01:45.320
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I need to represent a 40-bit binary number. Which C datatype should be used to handle this?

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The existing answers are good, but if you want C89 support too, double will be able to store 40-bit integers exactly on all IEEE 754 conformant implementations.

answered 2012-03-07T05:20:25.990

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