diff --git a/src/libCom/cvtFast.c b/src/libCom/cvtFast.c
index f1c678286..d8ba6f812 100644
--- a/src/libCom/cvtFast.c
+++ b/src/libCom/cvtFast.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ int cvtFloatToString(
 
 	/* whole numbers */
         got_one = 0;
-        for (iplace = 1000000; iplace >= 1; iplace /= 10){
+        for (iplace = 10000000; iplace >= 1; iplace /= 10){
                 if (whole >= iplace){
                         got_one = 1;
                         number = whole / iplace;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ int cvtDoubleToString(
 
 	/* whole numbers */
         got_one = 0;
-        for (iplace = 1000000; iplace >= 1; iplace /= 10){
+        for (iplace = 10000000; iplace >= 1; iplace /= 10){
                 if (whole >= iplace){
                         got_one = 1;
                         number = whole / iplace;
diff --git a/src/libCom/cvtFast/cvtFast.c b/src/libCom/cvtFast/cvtFast.c
index f1c678286..d8ba6f812 100644
--- a/src/libCom/cvtFast/cvtFast.c
+++ b/src/libCom/cvtFast/cvtFast.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ int cvtFloatToString(
 
 	/* whole numbers */
         got_one = 0;
-        for (iplace = 1000000; iplace >= 1; iplace /= 10){
+        for (iplace = 10000000; iplace >= 1; iplace /= 10){
                 if (whole >= iplace){
                         got_one = 1;
                         number = whole / iplace;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ int cvtDoubleToString(
 
 	/* whole numbers */
         got_one = 0;
-        for (iplace = 1000000; iplace >= 1; iplace /= 10){
+        for (iplace = 10000000; iplace >= 1; iplace /= 10){
                 if (whole >= iplace){
                         got_one = 1;
                         number = whole / iplace;