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Hit return at any time to stop... Ok: 3.1415926535897931 3 / 1 : 3.0000000000000000 22 / 7 : 3.1428571428571428 289 / 92 : 3.1413043478260869 355 / 113 : 3.1415929203539825 59973 / 19090 : 3.1415924567836564 69913 / 22254 : 3.1415925226925498 79853 / 25418 : 3.1415925721929341 89793 / 28582 : 3.1415926107340284 99733 / 31746 : 3.1415926415926414 104348 / 33215 : 3.1415926539214212 208341 / 66317 : 3.1415926534674368 312689 / 99532 : 3.1415926536189365 833719 / 265381 : 3.1415926535810779 1146408 / 364913 : 3.1415926535914038 3126535 / 995207 : 3.1415926535886505 4272943 / 1360120 : 3.1415926535893890 5419351 / 1725033 : 3.1415926535898153 47627751 / 15160384 : 3.1415926535897771 58466453 / 18610450 : 3.1415926535897842 69305155 / 22060516 : 3.1415926535897891 74724506 / 23785549 : 3.1415926535897909 80143857 / 25510582 : 3.1415926535897927 245850922 / 78256779 : 3.1415926535897931
Note that the programs in the gmpspfrcn directory use the GNU precision library. It doesn't take long to generate a fractional approximate for a decimal when you only have 16 significant digits, so I've used the GNU precision library to allow for more significant digits in the decimal and fractional components.
Here is an example of the output I got when I tried to approximate pi using gmpspfrcn:
Hit return at any time to stop... 0.31415926535897932384626433832795028842e1 3 / 1 : 0.3e1 22 / 7 : 0.31428571428571428571428571428571428571e1 289 / 92 : 0.31413043478260869565217391304347826087e1 355 / 113 : 0.31415929203539823008849557522123893805e1 59973 / 19090 : 0.31415924567836563645887899423782084861e1 99733 / 31746 : 0.31415926415926415926415926415926415926e1 104348 / 33215 : 0.31415926539214210447087159415926539214e1 208341 / 66317 : 0.31415926534674367055204547853491563249e1 312689 / 99532 : 0.31415926536189366233975003014106016156e1 833719 / 265381 : 0.31415926535810777712044193065818577818e1 1146408 / 364913 : 0.31415926535914039784825424142192796639e1 3126535 / 995207 : 0.3141592653588650401373784549345010636e1 4272943 / 1360120 : 0.3141592653589389171543687321706908214e1 5419351 / 1725033 : 0.31415926535898153832419437773074486111e1 47627751 / 15160384 : 0.31415926535897771454865523195190834216e1 58466453 / 18610450 : 0.3141592653589784234126525688524458033e1 80143857 / 25510582 : 0.31415926535897926593756269457121754415e1 165707065 / 52746197 : 0.31415926535897934025461589202345716033e1 245850922 / 78256779 : 0.3141592653589793160283277184204067484e1 411557987 / 131002976 : 0.31415926535897932578264481564144008454e1 657408909 / 209259755 : 0.31415926535897932213482711952902745203e1 1068966896 / 340262731 : 0.31415926535897932353925649294809192606e1 2549491779 / 811528438 : 0.31415926535897932390140097591995907357e1 3618458675 / 1151791169 : 0.31415926535897932379441606918588902638e1 6167950454 / 1963319607 : 0.3141592653589793238386377506390379567e1
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