#!/usr/bin/env perl use strict; use warnings; use Benchmark 'timethis'; timethis (10_000_000, "valid_int ('18446744073709551614')"); sub valid_int { my $num = shift; return unless $num =~ /^\d+$/a; return int $num eq $num; } __END__ timethis 10000000: 8 wallclock secs ( 7.93 usr + 0.00 sys = 7.93 CPU) @ 1261034.05/s (n=10000000)