C:\>perl -le "printf '%.0f', 2e25;" 20000000000000001811939328 C:\>perl -le "printf '%.0f', 20e24;" 19999999999999997516972032 #### $ perl -le 'printf "%.0f\n", 2e25;' 20000000000000001811939328 $ perl -le "printf '%.0f', 20e24;" 19999999999999997516972032