Thread: Just began programming and having trouble with integers

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    Question Just began programming and having trouble with integers

    Hi, i'm trying to use a long long integer to store a number, but when i run the compiled code i get a negative number. any help?
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    void main() {
        long long num1;
        num1=600851475143;
        printf("\n%d\n", num1);
    }

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    Use unsigned long long. Also, use the correct format flag for printf.
    It is too clear and so it is hard to see.
    A dunce once searched for fire with a lighted lantern.
    Had he known what fire was,
    He could have cooked his rice much sooner.

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    can you give me a list of C format flags? i never learned them

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    In that case add the "ll" suffix to that number, as it tells the compiler to store it using 64 bits.
    Code:
    num1=600851475143ll;

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    adding the "ll" still returns a minus. using an unsigned long long doesn't work either. Any code examples? Thanks

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    I'd be %llu, and using unsigned long long together.
    It is too clear and so it is hard to see.
    A dunce once searched for fire with a lighted lantern.
    Had he known what fire was,
    He could have cooked his rice much sooner.

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    Thank you, so I was just using the wrong format flag. I am also using a signed variable, thanks. Problem solved. Now to figure out this Euler problem...

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    Quote Originally Posted by sfkc1588 View Post
    can you give me a list of C format flags? i never learned them
    Well that's easy... Click Here!

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