Storing a 64-digit base-3 number inside of an int (Java)

[souled]

If I have a 64-digit number in base-3, how do I put that inside of an int? I know that the number will be too big, but I'm not sure what happens when you go over the int limit (2,147,483,647)

[happysmileman]

If I have a 64-digit number in base-3, how do I put that inside of an int? I know that the number will be too big, but I'm not sure what happens when you go over the int limit (2,147,483,647)

It wraps back around, so for example "2147483647 + 1 == -2147483648".

[jespdj]

It depends on how you are putting it into an int exactly. It could just wrap around as happysmileman says. What code are you using to do this?

[souled]

I'm trying to generate a hash function. Since it wraps around, it won't be ideal. However I am allowed some leeway as to how many collisions I can have.

Thanks.