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 18446744073709552000  rather than the full 18446744073709551616
+This means that to handle larger inputs, the multiplication function needs to have string parameters:
-<lang javascript>function mult(num1,num2){
+<lang javascript>function mult(strNum1,strNum2){
-    var a1 = num1.toString().split("").reverse();
-    var a2 = num2.toString().split("").reverse();
+    var a1 = strNum1.split("").reverse();
+    var a2 = strNum2.toString().split("").reverse();
     var aResult = new Array;
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-mult(Math.pow(2,64), Math.pow(2,64))</lang>
+mult('18446744073709551616', '18446744073709551616')</lang>
 {{Out}}