* that floor(floor(x)/i) == floor(x/i) for any real x and integer i != 0. The proof is not
     * quite trivial.
     */
    long quotient = ((dividend >>> 1) / divisor) << 1;
    long rem = dividend - quotient * divisor;
    return rem - (compare(rem, divisor) >= 0 ? divisor : 0);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the unsigned {@code long} value represented by the given decimal string.
   *