--- a/LargeInteger.st	Sat May 05 22:49:32 2018 +0200
+++ b/LargeInteger.st	Sat May 05 22:50:07 2018 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+"{ Encoding: utf8 }"
+
 "
  COPYRIGHT (c) 1994 by Claus Gittinger
 	      All Rights Reserved
@@ -5679,6 +5681,12 @@
 
 !LargeInteger methodsFor:'queries'!
 
+isZero
+    "the integer zero is always represented as a SmallInteger"
+    
+    ^ false
+!
+
 nextPowerOf2
     "return the power of 2 at or above the receiver.
      Notice, that for a powerOf2, the receiver is returned.