How many digits can fit in a cell?

Pappafiesta

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I'm trying to put an 18 digit number into a cell and the last 3 numbers are changed to "0". Is there a limit on how many digits can be in a cell, or is there some simple setting that is being overlooked. Ive tried formatting, text to columns all kinds of thing, but no luck.

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