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[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

But you wouldn't multiply, say, 74*14 to get the answer.

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Not, but I'd do 75*10 + 75*4, then subtract the extra.

The LLM method of doing it with multiple numbers without proper interpolation though makes it extra weird

[–] Manticore@lemmy.nz 3 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

I might. Then I can subtract 74 to get 74*14, and subtract 28 to get 72*13.

I don't generally do that to 'weird' numbers, I usually get closer to multiples of 5, 9, 10, or 11.

But a computer stores information differently. Perhaps it moves closer to numbers with simpler binary addresses.