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PHP – How to multiply two arbitrary precision numbers using bcmul() function?
In PHP, bcmul() math function is used to multiply one arbitrary precision number with another number. The bcmul() function takes two arbitrary precision numbers as strings and it gives the result as the multiplication of two numbers after scaling the result to an identified precision.
Syntax
string bcmul( $num_string1, $num_string2, $scaleVal)
Parameters
The bcmul() math function accepts three different parameters $num_string1, $num_string2 and $scaleVal.
$num_string1 - It represents the left operand and it is the string type parameter.
$num_string2 - It represents the right operand, it is the string type parameter.
$scaleVal - This is the optional integer type parameter that is used to set the number of digits after the decimal place in the resulted output. It returns the default value of 0.
Return Values
The bcmul() math function returns the multiplication of two numbers $num_str1 and num_str2, as a string.
Example 1 - bcmul() PHP function without using the $scaleVal parameter
<?php // PHP program to illustrate bcmul() function // two input numbers using arbitrary precision $num_string1 = "10.5552"; $num_string2 = "3"; // calculates the addition of // two numbers without $scaleVal parameter $result = bcmul($num_string1, $num_string2); echo "Output without scaleVal is: ", $result; ?>
Output
Output without scaleVal is: 31
Without the scaleVal parameter, the digits after the decimal point are discarded.
Example 2 - bcmul() PHP function using the $scaleVal() parameter
Here, we will use the same input values with a scale value of 4 and check the output.
<?php // PHP program to illustrate bcmul() function // two input numbers using arbitrary precision $num_string1 = "10.5552"; $num_string2 = "3"; // using scale value 4 $scaleVal = 4; // calculates the addition of // two numbers without $scaleVal parameter $result = bcmul($num_string1, $num_string2, $scaleVal); echo "Output with scaleVal is:", $result; ?>
Output
Output with scaleVal is: 31.6656
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