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Re: Strings and numbers

From Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
Subject Re: Strings and numbers
Date 2015-08-03 20:59 -0700
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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Steve Graham <solitary.wanderer52@gmail.com> writes:
> I am working on a problem which involves numbers from 1234567890 up to
> 987,654,321.  I need to be able to:
> 1) Convert between the number and its string equivalent; and 
> 1) Divide the number by integers from 2 to 9 yielding a remainder.
> Any tips on how to do this would be appreciated.

Sounds like you're doing Euler problem 21.  You don't really need to
mess with those string conversions.  You can do the problem without a
computer too: the needed calculations are within range of pen and paper.

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Strings and numbers Steve Graham <solitary.wanderer52@gmail.com> - 2015-08-03 13:24 -0700
  Re: Strings and numbers Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2015-08-03 13:51 -0700
    Re: Strings and numbers "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-08-03 17:38 -0400
    Re: Strings and numbers Steve Graham <solitary.wanderer52@gmail.com> - 2015-08-03 14:44 -0700
  Re: Strings and numbers Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-03 20:59 -0700
    Re: Strings and numbers Steve Graham <solitary.wanderer52@gmail.com> - 2015-08-04 12:19 -0700
      Re: Strings and numbers "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2015-08-07 09:29 +0000
        Re: Strings and numbers "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2015-09-04 15:14 +0000
          Re: Strings and numbers "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2015-09-07 19:34 +0000
            Re: Strings and numbers Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2015-09-08 11:48 -0700
            Re: Strings and numbers Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-09 00:41 -0700
              Re: Strings and numbers Richard Todd <richard.wesley.todd@gmail.com> - 2015-09-10 00:32 -0700
                Re: Strings and numbers Richard Todd <richard.wesley.todd@gmail.com> - 2015-09-10 10:29 -0700
                Re: Strings and numbers Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-10 17:22 -0700
                Re: Strings and numbers Richard Todd <richard.wesley.todd@gmail.com> - 2015-09-10 21:34 -0700
                Re: Strings and numbers humptydumpty <ouatubi@gmail.com> - 2015-09-11 02:16 -0700
                Re: Strings and numbers humptydumpty <ouatubi@gmail.com> - 2015-09-11 07:33 -0700
                Re: Strings and numbers Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-13 00:12 -0700
                Re: Strings and numbers humptydumpty <ouatubi@gmail.com> - 2015-09-13 02:09 -0700
                Re: Strings and numbers Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-11 15:53 -0700
                Re: Strings and numbers Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2015-12-18 16:02 -0600
            Re: Strings and numbers "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2015-09-12 23:38 +0000
              Re: Strings and numbers "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2015-09-13 19:41 +0000
            Re: Strings and numbers "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-29 18:09 +0000

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