Packed decimal specifies a method of encoding decimal numbers by using each byte to represent two decimal digits. Packed decimal representation stores decimal data with exact precision. The fractional ...

Calculating pi with unprecedented accuracy has zero scientific usefulness. But as a show of computing muscle and a mathematical curiosity, it’s endlessly intriguing.

Using the formula C=2 pi r with fifteen decimal places of pi, you’d only be off on the true circumference of the circle by a centimeter or so. On solar scales, there’s no need to go further.

National One year, 41 million digits: How he found the largest known prime number Former Nvidia programmer Luke Durant used an unusual computer setup to discover a mind-bogglingly big Mersenne prime.

On Pi Day (March 14), NASA reminded us why we need only a small slice of the irrational number's infinite decimal places to explain most of the known universe.

The number, dubbed M136279841, has 41,024,320 decimal digits, which beats out the previous record by 16 million digits, according to a statement released by the Great Internet Mersenne Prime ...

The largest known prime number now is 2136,279,841-1, having 41,024,320 decimal digits.

To round a number to a given number of decimal places, the answer must have that number of decimal places - even if you have to add some zeros. For example, rounding \ (3.40021\) to two decimal ...

NASA uses 15 decimal places and by counting the 3, you have a total of 16 digits. And that is more than enough.