int-bigint-smallint-and-tinyint-in-sql-server

int, bigint, smallint, and tinyint in SQL Server

2010-09-07

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SQL Server 2000

Exact number data types that use integer data.

bigint

Integer (whole number) data from -2^{63 (-9,223,372,036,854,775,808) through 2}63-1 (9,223,372,036,854,775,807). Storage size is 8 bytes.

int

Integer (whole number) data from -2^{31 (-2,147,483,648) through 2}31 - 1 (2,147,483,647). Storage size is 4 bytes. The SQL-92 synonym for int is integer.

smallint

Integer data from -2^{15 (-32,768) through 2}15 - 1 (32,767). Storage size is 2 bytes.

tinyint

Integer data from 0 through 255. Storage size is 1 byte.