# Python big integer vs. Julia big integer arithmetic

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**Category:** Performance\
**Tags:** python\
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In Maxima, one could do this:

```julia
showtime:all$
modulus:101$
rat(3)^10000000; /* rational arithmetic package uses modular arith */
Evaluation took 0.000 seconds... returns result 1.
to get a timing, run it in a loop...
for i:1 thru 1000 do rat(3)^10000000 ;
Evaluation took 0.0000 seconds (0.0040 elapsed) using 698.297 KB.
 now subtract off the empty loop..
(%i6)	for i:1 thru 1000 do nil;
Evaluation took 0.0000 seconds (0.0020 elapsed) using 380.984 KB.
(%o6)	done
  So it is appears to be about 0.0020 milliseconds using 317 bytes.
 (Times on 2.6GHz Intel I5)

```

Maxima is written mostly in Common Lisp and is primarily aimed at  
symbolic math, but also supports some numerical stuff.

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