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Fibonacci generator negatives?

My first programme. After the 48th iteration it starts throwing negatives. Obviously that's wrong. Why is it doing this? https://code.sololearn.com/cBxK7M33qOlT/?ref=app

4th Jul 2019, 9:38 PM
Joseph Hardie
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An integer data type that is at least 8 bytes long, although it says at least, most compiler will use 8 bytes. The unsigned means it only holds positive number. Basically it can hold bigger number
4th Jul 2019, 10:23 PM
Agent_I
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Unfortunately data types cannot hold values up to infinity.
5th Jul 2019, 2:24 AM
Sonic
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Because int can't hold numbers that are so big ;)
4th Jul 2019, 9:42 PM
Luk
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Is there a different type of variable for big integers?? I don't believe that C++ can't handle large numbers! Or is it just in this mobile compiler??
4th Jul 2019, 9:44 PM
Joseph Hardie
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Joseph Hardie You could use unsigned long long int, but even if you do so, it won't last hundreds of iteration. Not just C++, but also almost every programming languages doesn't directly support an integer data type that is bigger than 8 bytes
4th Jul 2019, 10:17 PM
Agent_I
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Unsigned long long int? What's that?
4th Jul 2019, 10:18 PM
Joseph Hardie
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I'll try that!
4th Jul 2019, 10:26 PM
Joseph Hardie
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