diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e4d594..0944458 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ silly silly_from_float(float); // creates a silly number from a float
 silly silly_from_double(double); // creates a silly number from a double
 
 double silly_to_double(silly); // convert a silly number into a double
+uint64_t silly_to_uraw(silly); // convert the silly struct to a raw value (without sign)
+int64_t silly_to_raw(silly); // convert the silly struct to a raw value (with sign)
 
 silly silly_add(silly, silly); // addition
 silly silly_sub(silly, silly); // subtraction
diff --git a/silly.c b/silly.c
index 6d4dc11..e3d5058 100644
--- a/silly.c
+++ b/silly.c
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ silly silly_idiv(silly x, silly y) {
   silly z;
   z.sign = x.sign ^ y.sign;
 
-  uint64_t x0 = (((uint64_t) x.before) << 32) + x.after;
-  uint64_t y0 = (((uint64_t) y.before) << 32) + y.after;
+  uint64_t x0 = silly_to_uraw(x);
+  uint64_t y0 = silly_to_uraw(y);
   z.before = x0 / y0;
   z.after = 0;
 
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ int count_zeroes(uint64_t x) {
 }
 
 silly silly_div(silly x, silly y) {
-  uint64_t x0 = (((uint64_t) x.before) << 32) + x.after;
-  uint64_t y0 = (((uint64_t) y.before) << 32) + y.after;
+  uint64_t x0 = silly_to_uraw(x);
+  uint64_t y0 = silly_to_uraw(y);
 
   uint64_t rem = x0;
   uint64_t div = y0;
@@ -144,6 +144,14 @@ double silly_to_double(silly s) {
   return ((double)s.before + ((double)s.after)/(double)0xffffffff) * (s.sign ? -1 : 1);
 }
 
+uint64_t silly_to_uraw(silly s) {
+  return (((uint64_t) s.before) << 32) + s.after;
+}
+
+int64_t silly_to_raw(silly s) {
+  return silly_to_uraw(s) * (s.sign ? -1 : 1);
+}
+
 silly make_silly(short sign, int before, int after) {
   silly s;
   s.sign = sign;
diff --git a/silly.h b/silly.h
index a44aca3..813e642 100644
--- a/silly.h
+++ b/silly.h
@@ -21,5 +21,7 @@ silly silly_div(silly, silly);
 silly silly_from_float(float);
 silly silly_from_double(double);
 double silly_to_double(silly);
+uint64_t silly_to_uraw(silly);
+int64_t silly_to_raw(silly);
 
 char* silly_to_string(silly);