r - Are the as.character() and paste() limited by the size of the numeric vales they are given? -

r - Are the as.character() and paste() limited by the size of the numeric vales they are given? -

i'm running problems r function as.character() , paste(): not give they're beingness fed...

as.character(1415584236544311111) ## [1] "1415584236544311040" paste(1415584236544311111) ## [1] "1415584236544311040"

what problem or workaround paste number string?

update

i found using bit64 library allowed me retain digits needed function as.integer64().

remember numbers stored in fixed number of bytes based upon hardware running on. can show big integer treated normal arithmetic operations? if not, you're trying store number big store in r install's integer # of bytes. number see fit.

you seek storing number double technically less precise can store larger numbers in scientific notation.

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consider answers in long/bigint/decimal equivalent datatype in r list solutions including arbitrary precision packages.

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