diff --git a/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/bytecode/BytecodeFactory.java b/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/bytecode/BytecodeFactory.java
index 5b553236e3..2bc941ef36 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/bytecode/BytecodeFactory.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/bytecode/BytecodeFactory.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public LitNumber createLitNumber(Number n) {
 
 	@Override
 	public LitNumber createLitNumber(Number n, Position start, Position end) {
-		return new LitNumberImpl(this, n instanceof BigDecimal ? (BigDecimal) n : BigDecimal.valueOf(n.doubleValue()), start, end);
+		return new LitNumberImpl(this, n, start, end);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/bytecode/literal/LitBooleanImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/bytecode/literal/LitBooleanImpl.java
index 5e9f2977c9..fcc8903d48 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/bytecode/literal/LitBooleanImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/bytecode/literal/LitBooleanImpl.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 import org.objectweb.asm.Type;
 import org.objectweb.asm.commons.GeneratorAdapter;
 
-import lucee.runtime.engine.ThreadLocalPageContext;
 import lucee.runtime.op.Caster;
 import lucee.transformer.Factory;
 import lucee.transformer.Position;
@@ -61,8 +60,7 @@ public LitBooleanImpl(Factory f, boolean b, Position start, Position end) {
 
 	@Override
 	public Number getNumber(Number defaultValue) {
-		if (ThreadLocalPageContext.preciseMath(null)) return b ? BigDecimal.ONE : BigDecimal.ZERO;
-		return Caster.toDouble(b);
+		return b ? BigDecimal.ONE : BigDecimal.ZERO;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/bytecode/literal/LitNumberImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/bytecode/literal/LitNumberImpl.java
index a18c76c5eb..ec652e0aef 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/bytecode/literal/LitNumberImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/bytecode/literal/LitNumberImpl.java
@@ -46,18 +46,17 @@ public class LitNumberImpl extends ExpressionBase implements LitNumber, ExprNumb
 	}
 
 	private String number;
-	private BigDecimal bd;
+	private Number nbr;
 
 	public LitNumberImpl(Factory f, String number, Position start, Position end) {
 		super(f, start, end);
 		this.number = number;
 	}
 
-	public LitNumberImpl(Factory f, BigDecimal bd, Position start, Position end) {
+	public LitNumberImpl(Factory f, Number nbr, Position start, Position end) {
 		super(f, start, end);
-		this.bd = bd;
-		this.number = Caster.toString(bd);
-
+		this.nbr = nbr;
+		this.number = Caster.toString(nbr);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -96,14 +95,13 @@ public Boolean getBoolean(Boolean defaultValue) {
 	}
 
 	public BigDecimal getBigDecimal() throws CasterException {
-		if (bd == null) bd = Caster.toBigDecimal(number);
-		return bd;
+		if (nbr == null) return Caster.toBigDecimal(number);
+		return Caster.toBigDecimal(nbr);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public Type _writeOut(BytecodeContext bc, int mode) throws TransformerException {
 		GeneratorAdapter adapter = bc.getAdapter();
-
 		// are we within a method not providing PageContext as first argument?
 		boolean firstIsPC = ASMUtil.isFirstArgumentPageContext(bc);
 
@@ -116,7 +114,8 @@ public Type _writeOut(BytecodeContext bc, int mode) throws TransformerException
 			}
 			return Types.DOUBLE_VALUE;
 		}
-		Long l = justNumberDigits(number) ? Caster.toLong(number, null) : null;
+		// we only take length 18 to avoid edge cases
+		Long l = number.length() < 18 && justNumberDigits(number) ? Caster.toLong(number, null) : null;
 
 		if (l != null && Caster.toString(l).equals(number)) {
 			if (firstIsPC) adapter.loadArg(0);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/bytecode/literal/LitStringImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/bytecode/literal/LitStringImpl.java
index 6e84ab3a2e..f4433eceb9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/bytecode/literal/LitStringImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/bytecode/literal/LitStringImpl.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import lucee.commons.lang.ExceptionUtil;
 import lucee.commons.lang.StringUtil;
 import lucee.runtime.config.ConfigPro;
-import lucee.runtime.engine.ThreadLocalPageContext;
 import lucee.runtime.op.Caster;
 import lucee.transformer.Factory;
 import lucee.transformer.Position;
@@ -140,9 +139,7 @@ private static ExprString _toExpr(Factory factory, String str) {
 
 	@Override
 	public Number getNumber(Number defaultValue) {
-		Number res;
-		if (ThreadLocalPageContext.preciseMath(null)) res = Caster.toBigDecimal(str, null);
-		else res = Caster.toDouble(getString(), null);
+		Number res = Caster.toBigDecimal(str, null);
 		if (res != null) return res;
 		return defaultValue;
 	}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/interpreter/literal/LitBooleanImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/interpreter/literal/LitBooleanImpl.java
index cb9961f8b0..20682f22a6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/interpreter/literal/LitBooleanImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/interpreter/literal/LitBooleanImpl.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 
-import lucee.runtime.engine.ThreadLocalPageContext;
 import lucee.runtime.op.Caster;
 import lucee.transformer.Factory;
 import lucee.transformer.Position;
@@ -78,8 +77,7 @@ public boolean getBooleanValue() {
 
 	@Override
 	public Number getNumber(Number defaultValue) {
-		if (ThreadLocalPageContext.preciseMath(null)) return b ? BigDecimal.ONE : BigDecimal.ZERO;
-		return Caster.toDouble(b);
+		return b ? BigDecimal.ONE : BigDecimal.ZERO;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/interpreter/literal/LitStringImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/interpreter/literal/LitStringImpl.java
index a5fde2d397..2e7e706468 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/interpreter/literal/LitStringImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/lucee/transformer/interpreter/literal/LitStringImpl.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package lucee.transformer.interpreter.literal;
 
-import lucee.runtime.engine.ThreadLocalPageContext;
 import lucee.runtime.op.Caster;
 import lucee.transformer.Factory;
 import lucee.transformer.Position;
@@ -41,9 +40,7 @@ public String getString() {
 
 	@Override
 	public Number getNumber(Number defaultValue) {
-		Number res;
-		if (ThreadLocalPageContext.preciseMath(null)) res = Caster.toBigDecimal(str, null);
-		else res = Caster.toDouble(getString(), null);
+		Number res = Caster.toBigDecimal(str, null);
 		if (res != null) return res;
 		return defaultValue;
 	}
diff --git a/loader/build.xml b/loader/build.xml
index eb4274faad..06a1175772 100644
--- a/loader/build.xml
+++ b/loader/build.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <project default="core" basedir="." name="Lucee" 
   xmlns:resolver="antlib:org.apache.maven.resolver.ant">
 
-  <property name="version" value="6.2.0.207-SNAPSHOT"/>
+  <property name="version" value="6.2.0.208-SNAPSHOT"/>
 
   <taskdef uri="antlib:org.apache.maven.resolver.ant" resource="org/apache/maven/resolver/ant/antlib.xml">
     <classpath>
diff --git a/loader/pom.xml b/loader/pom.xml
index ea54815c94..37d37b9448 100644
--- a/loader/pom.xml
+++ b/loader/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.lucee</groupId>
   <artifactId>lucee</artifactId>
-  <version>6.2.0.207-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>6.2.0.208-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Lucee Loader Build</name>