diff --git a/jsoniter-scala-core/jvm/src/main/scala/com/github/plokhotnyuk/jsoniter_scala/core/JsonWriter.scala b/jsoniter-scala-core/jvm/src/main/scala/com/github/plokhotnyuk/jsoniter_scala/core/JsonWriter.scala
index ca447845d..52e4bd2a9 100644
--- a/jsoniter-scala-core/jvm/src/main/scala/com/github/plokhotnyuk/jsoniter_scala/core/JsonWriter.scala
+++ b/jsoniter-scala-core/jvm/src/main/scala/com/github/plokhotnyuk/jsoniter_scala/core/JsonWriter.scala
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ final class JsonWriter private[jsoniter_scala](
         lastPos += digitCount(q0)
         count = lastPos
       } else {
-        val q1 = Math.multiplyHigh(q0, 184467440737L) // divide a small positive long by 100000000
+        val q1 = (q0 >> 8) * 1441151881 >> 49 // divide a small positive long by 100000000
         q = q1.toInt
         lastPos += digitCount(q1)
         count = write8Digits(q0 - q1 * 100000000, lastPos, buf, ds)
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ final class JsonWriter private[jsoniter_scala](
   private[this] def write18Digits(q0: Long, pos: Int, buf: Array[Byte], ds: Array[Short]): Int = {
     val q1 = Math.multiplyHigh(q0, 6189700196426901375L) >>> 25 // divide a positive long by 100000000
     write8Digits(q0 - q1 * 100000000, {
-      val q2 = Math.multiplyHigh(q1, 184467440737L) // divide a small positive long by 100000000
+      val q2 = (q1 >> 8) * 1441151881 >> 49 // divide a small positive long by 100000000
       write8Digits(q1 - q2 * 100000000, write2Digits(q2.toInt, pos, buf, ds), buf, ds)
     }, buf, ds)
   }
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ final class JsonWriter private[jsoniter_scala](
           lastPos += digitCount(q1)
           lastPos
         } else {
-          val q2 = Math.multiplyHigh(q1, 184467440737L) // divide a small positive long by 100000000
+          val q2 = (q1 >> 8) * 1441151881 >> 49 // divide a small positive long by 100000000
           q = q2.toInt
           lastPos += digitCount(q2)
           write8Digits(q1 - q2 * 100000000, lastPos, buf, ds)
diff --git a/jsoniter-scala-core/native/src/main/scala/com/github/plokhotnyuk/jsoniter_scala/core/JsonWriter.scala b/jsoniter-scala-core/native/src/main/scala/com/github/plokhotnyuk/jsoniter_scala/core/JsonWriter.scala
index 6a45844e4..9437eb611 100644
--- a/jsoniter-scala-core/native/src/main/scala/com/github/plokhotnyuk/jsoniter_scala/core/JsonWriter.scala
+++ b/jsoniter-scala-core/native/src/main/scala/com/github/plokhotnyuk/jsoniter_scala/core/JsonWriter.scala
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ final class JsonWriter private[jsoniter_scala](
         lastPos += digitCount(q0)
         count = lastPos
       } else {
-        val q1 = NativeMath.multiplyHigh(q0, 184467440737L) // divide a small positive long by 100000000
+        val q1 = (q0 >> 8) * 1441151881 >> 49 // divide a small positive long by 100000000
         q = q1.toInt
         lastPos += digitCount(q1)
         count = write8Digits(q0 - q1 * 100000000, lastPos, buf, ds)
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ final class JsonWriter private[jsoniter_scala](
   private[this] def write18Digits(q0: Long, pos: Int, buf: Array[Byte], ds: Array[Short]): Int = {
     val q1 = NativeMath.multiplyHigh(q0, 6189700196426901375L) >>> 25 // divide a positive long by 100000000
     write8Digits(q0 - q1 * 100000000, {
-      val q2 = NativeMath.multiplyHigh(q1, 184467440737L) // divide a small positive long by 100000000
+      val q2 = (q1 >> 8) * 1441151881 >> 49 // divide a small positive long by 100000000
       write8Digits(q1 - q2 * 100000000, write2Digits(q2.toInt, pos, buf, ds), buf, ds)
     }, buf, ds)
   }
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ final class JsonWriter private[jsoniter_scala](
           lastPos += digitCount(q1)
           lastPos
         } else {
-          val q2 = NativeMath.multiplyHigh(q1, 184467440737L) // divide a small positive long by 100000000
+          val q2 = (q1 >> 8) * 1441151881 >> 49 // divide a small positive long by 100000000
           q = q2.toInt
           lastPos += digitCount(q2)
           write8Digits(q1 - q2 * 100000000, lastPos, buf, ds)
diff --git a/jsoniter-scala-core/shared/src/test/scala/com/github/plokhotnyuk/jsoniter_scala/core/JsonWriterSpec.scala b/jsoniter-scala-core/shared/src/test/scala/com/github/plokhotnyuk/jsoniter_scala/core/JsonWriterSpec.scala
index 6318f4897..ff6307a09 100644
--- a/jsoniter-scala-core/shared/src/test/scala/com/github/plokhotnyuk/jsoniter_scala/core/JsonWriterSpec.scala
+++ b/jsoniter-scala-core/shared/src/test/scala/com/github/plokhotnyuk/jsoniter_scala/core/JsonWriterSpec.scala
@@ -752,6 +752,7 @@ class JsonWriterSpec extends AnyWordSpec with Matchers with ScalaCheckPropertyCh
       check(BigDecimal("1E-2147483647"))
       check(BigDecimal("1E+2147483647"))
       check(BigDecimal("126.09999999999999001")) // see https://github.com/plokhotnyuk/jsoniter-scala/issues/879
+      check(BigDecimal("0.0287500000000000000000")) // see https://github.com/plokhotnyuk/jsoniter-scala/issues/998
       forAll(genBigInt, minSuccessful(100))(n => check(BigDecimal(n, -2147483648)))
       forAll(arbitrary[Double], minSuccessful(10000))(n => check(BigDecimal(n)))
       forAll(genBigDecimal, minSuccessful(10000))(check)