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Convert BigInteger into another radix number in Java

Samual Sam
Samual Sam
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 1K+ Views

First, create a BigInteger.BigInteger val = new BigInteger("198");Let us convert it to Binary, with radix as 2.val.toString(2);Convert it to Octal, with radix as 8.val.toString(8);Convert it to HexaDecimal, with radix as 16.val.toString(16);The following is an example −Exampleimport java.math.BigInteger; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { BigInteger val = new BigInteger("198"); System.out.println("Value: " + val); // binary System.out.println("Converted to Binary: " + val.toString(2)); // octal ...

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Call the run() method of the Timer Task in Java

Chandu yadav
Chandu yadav
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 850 Views

The java.util.TimerTask.run() method looks onto the action to be performed by the task. It is used to carry out the action performed by the task.Declaration −The java.util.TimerTask.run() method is declared as follows −public abstract void run()Let us see an example program to call the run() method of the Timer Task −Exampleimport java.util.*; class MyTask extends TimerTask {    public void run() {       System.out.println("Running");    } } public class Example {    public static void main(String[] args) {       // creating timer task, timer       TimerTask task = new MyTask();       Timer ...

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Math Operations on BigInteger in Java

karthikeya Boyini
karthikeya Boyini
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 2K+ Views

Let us apply the following operations on BigInteger using the in-built methods in Java.Addition: add() method Subtraction: subtract() method Multiplication: multiply() method Division: divide() methodLet us create three BigInteger objects.BigInteger one = new BigInteger("98765432123456789"); BigInteger two = new BigInteger("94353687526754387"); BigInteger three = new BigInteger("96489687526737667");Apply mathematical operations on them.one = one.add(two); System.out.println("Addition Operation = " + one); one = one.multiply(two); System.out.println("Multiplication Operation = " + one);The following is an example −Exampleimport java.math.BigInteger; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { BigInteger one = new BigInteger("98765432123456789"); ...

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frexp() in C++

Ankith Reddy
Ankith Reddy
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 179 Views

The function frexp() is used to break the floating point number into its binary significand and integral exponent for 2. It returns the binary significand and its range is (0.5, 1). If we pass value zero, its significand and exponent value will be zero.Here is the mathematical expression of frexp(), x = significand * (2^exponent)Here is the syntax of frexp() in C++ language, float frexp(float variable_name, int* exponent);Here, variable_name  − Any name of variable which has floating number to be decomposed into binary significant.exponent  − It is a pointer to int where value of exponent is stored.Here is an example ...

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Access to the Group Database in Python

George John
George John
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 390 Views

To access the UNIX group database, we should use the grp module. The shadow password database entries are like tuple like object.To use the grp module, we should import it using −import grpThe attributes of the grp database are −IndexAttribute & Description0gr_nameThe Name of the groups1gr_passwdThe Encrypted password for the group. (Generally empty)2gr_gidThe group id (Numeric)3gr_memA list of group usersIn the group object, the gid is an integer. The group name and the password are strings. The Member list is a list of strings.Some methods of this module are −Method grp.getgrgid(gid)This method will return group database entry from the given ...

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Get byte array from BigInteger in Java

Samual Sam
Samual Sam
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 308 Views

First, set the BigInteger object with binary.BigInteger val = new BigInteger("100000000110001100000", 2);Now, use the toByteArray() method.byte[] byteArr = val.toByteArray();The following is an example −Exampleimport java.math.BigInteger; public class Demo { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { BigInteger val = new BigInteger("100000000110001100000", 2); byte[] byteArr = val.toByteArray(); for (int i = 0; i < byteArr.length; i++) { System.out.format("0x%02X", byteArr[i]); } } }Output0x10 0x0C 0x60

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log1p() in C++

Arjun Thakur
Arjun Thakur
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 165 Views

The function log1p() is used to calculate the natural logarithm (base e logarithm) of (a+1) where a is any number. It returns the value of natural logarithm of (a+1). It returns Not a number(Nan) when we pass a value which is less than -1.Here is the mathematical expression of log1p(), log1p(a) = base-e log(a+1)Here is the syntax of log1p() in C++ language, float log1p(float variable_name);Here, variable_name  − Any name given to the variable whose logarithmic value is calculated.Here is an example of log1p() in C++ language, Example#include #include using namespace std; int main() {    int x ...

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Java Program to return a Date set to the last possible millisecond of the day before midnight

karthikeya Boyini
karthikeya Boyini
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 211 Views

Let us first set the calendar object.Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();Use the getMaximum() method in Java to returns the maximum value for the given calendar field. We will use it to set the minute, hours second and milliseconds.For hour and minute.calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, calendar.getMaximum(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY)); calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, calendar.getMaximum(Calendar.MINUTE));For second and milliseconds.// second calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, calendar.getMaximum(Calendar.SECOND)); // millisecond calendar.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, calendar.getMaximum(Calendar.MILLISECOND));The following is an example that returns a Date set to the last possible millisecond of the day before midnight.Exampleimport java.util.Calendar; import java.util.GregorianCalendar; public class Demo {    public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {       Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();       // hour ...

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BigInteger.isProbablePrime() method in Java

karthikeya Boyini
karthikeya Boyini
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 372 Views

TheBigInteger.isProbablePrime(int certainty) returns true if this BigInteger is probably prime, false if it's definitely composite. If certainty is ≤ 0, true is returned.Here, the “certainty” parameter is a measure of the uncertainty that the caller is willing to tolerate: if the call returns true the probability that this BigInteger is prime exceeds (1 - 1/2certainty). The execution time of this method is proportional to the value of this parameter.The following is an example −Exampleimport java.math.BigInteger; public class Demo { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { // create 3 BigInteger ...

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expm1() in C++

Chandu yadav
Chandu yadav
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 113 Views

The function expm1() is used to calculate the exponential raised to the power of any number minus one. It returns the value of (exponential raised to the power of a) - 1.Here is the mathematical expression of expm1(),expm1(a) = (e^a) - 1Here is the syntax of expm1() in C++ language,float expm1(variable_name);Here,variable_name − Any name given to the variable whose value is calculated.Here is an example of expm1() in C++ language,Example#include #include using namespace std; int main() {    int x = 10;    float y = 8.28;    cout

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