How to check whether a integer of type mpz_t is a palindrome

[Torbjorn Granlund]

Matevž Markovič <ivwcorporation.matevz at gmail.com> writes:

  Any suggestions? I suppose someone already wrote it, or perhaps with your
  help I can try to write it on my own.
  
Is it reasonable to assume that most numbers will be non-palindromes?

If that is indeed the case, I would suggestion something like this:

1. Determine the (approximate) number of digits in your number A using
   mpz_sizeinbase, call this number n.

2. Compute A / d^(n-30).  Compute A mod d^30.  Print both in base d,
   compare.  If they are unequal, reject as non-palindrome.

Computing Compute A / d^(n-30) will be fast using mpz_tdiv_q.
Unfortunately, computing d^(n-30) is not fast.  One could really do with
a rough approximation of that, but I don't see how to use that (without
going to mpn).

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Torbjörn