Calculating very large whole numbers

Question

I am trying to compute 2^1000 (2 to the power of 1000) using c#. I need the value to all places. I've been scratching my head for a while now because I can't seem to figure out a way to achieve this in c#.

Is there some kind of type that will store a number 300+ digits long, that I'm missing? :)

Thanks

Answer 1

Yes, but only in .NET 4.0 - System.Numerics.BigInteger.

If you can use .NET 4.0, I'd go for that. Otherwise, I'm sure there are third party libraries around. Let me know if you want me to try to find some.