diff --git a/core/math/big/internal.odin b/core/math/big/internal.odin
index 723bb0b8d..4bb45397d 100644
--- a/core/math/big/internal.odin
+++ b/core/math/big/internal.odin
@@ -1199,14 +1199,14 @@ internal_cmp_mag :: internal_compare_magnitude
 	bool := a < b
 */
 internal_int_less_than :: #force_inline proc(a, b: ^Int) -> (less_than: bool) {
-	return internal_cmp(a, b) == -1
+	return internal_cmp(a, b) < 0
 }
 
 /*
 	bool := a < b
 */
 internal_int_less_than_digit :: #force_inline proc(a: ^Int, b: DIGIT) -> (less_than: bool) {
-	return internal_cmp_digit(a, b) == -1
+	return internal_cmp_digit(a, b) < 0
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ internal_int_less_than_digit :: #force_inline proc(a: ^Int, b: DIGIT) -> (less_t
     Compares the magnitudes only, ignores the sign.
 */
 internal_int_less_than_abs :: #force_inline proc(a, b: ^Int) -> (less_than: bool) {
-	return internal_cmp_mag(a, b) == -1
+	return internal_cmp_mag(a, b) < 0
 }
 
 internal_less_than :: proc {
@@ -2933,7 +2933,7 @@ internal_int_zero_unused :: #force_inline proc(dest: ^Int, old_used := -1) {
 		If we don't pass the number of previously used DIGITs, we zero all remaining ones.
 	*/
 	zero_count: int
-	if old_used == -1 {
+	if old_used < 0 {
 		zero_count = len(dest.digit) - dest.used
 	} else {
 		zero_count = old_used - dest.used
diff --git a/core/math/big/prime.odin b/core/math/big/prime.odin
index d7f902fa5..4fe502a20 100644
--- a/core/math/big/prime.odin
+++ b/core/math/big/prime.odin
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ internal_random_prime :: proc(a: ^Int, size_in_bits: int, trials: int, flags :=
 	/*
 		Automatically choose the number of Rabin-Miller trials?
 	*/
-	if trials == -1 {
+	if trials < 0 {
 		trials = number_of_rabin_miller_trials(size_in_bits)
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/math/big/private.odin b/core/math/big/private.odin
index 4847b0074..2814b5429 100644
--- a/core/math/big/private.odin
+++ b/core/math/big/private.odin
@@ -1662,7 +1662,7 @@ _private_int_log :: proc(a: ^Int, base: DIGIT, allocator := context.allocator) -
 	defer internal_destroy(bracket_low, bracket_high, bracket_mid, t, bi_base)
 
 	ic := #force_inline internal_cmp(a, base)
-	if ic == -1 || ic == 0 {
+	if ic <= 0 {
 		return 1 if ic == 0 else 0, nil
 	}
 	defer if err != nil {
@@ -2492,9 +2492,9 @@ _private_int_exponent_mod :: proc(res, G, X, P: ^Int, redmode: int, allocator :=
 		bitcnt -= 1
 		if bitcnt == 0 {
 			/*
-				If digidx == -1 we are out of digits.
+				If digidx < 0 we are out of digits.
 			*/
-			if digidx == -1 { break }
+			if digidx < 0 { break }
 
 			/*
 				Read next digit and reset the bitcnt.
@@ -2748,9 +2748,9 @@ _private_int_exponent_mod_fast :: proc(res, G, X, P: ^Int, redmode: int, allocat
 		bitcnt -= 1
 		if bitcnt == 0 {
 			/*
-				If digidx == -1 we are out of digits so break.
+				If digidx < 0 we are out of digits so break.
 			*/
-			if digidx == -1 { break }
+			if digidx < 0 { break }
 
 			/*
 				Read next digit and reset the bitcnt.
diff --git a/core/math/big/public.odin b/core/math/big/public.odin
index 723e2e04a..07d2a7f21 100644
--- a/core/math/big/public.odin
+++ b/core/math/big/public.odin
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ int_less_than :: #force_inline proc(a, b: ^Int, allocator := context.allocator)
 	c: int
 	c, err = cmp(a, b)
 
-	return c == -1, err
+	return c < 0, err
 }
 
 /*
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ int_less_than_digit :: #force_inline proc(a: ^Int, b: DIGIT, allocator := contex
 	c: int
 	c, err = cmp(a, b)
 
-	return c == -1, err
+	return c < 0, err
 }
 
 /*
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ int_less_than_abs :: #force_inline proc(a, b: ^Int, allocator := context.allocat
 	c: int
 	c, err = cmp_mag(a, b)
 
-	return c == -1, err
+	return c < 0, err
 }
 
 less_than :: proc {
diff --git a/core/math/big/radix.odin b/core/math/big/radix.odin
index 4583ab0f7..a7f93b990 100644
--- a/core/math/big/radix.odin
+++ b/core/math/big/radix.odin
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int_itoa_raw :: proc(a: ^Int, radix: i8, buffer: []u8, size := int(-1), zero_ter
 	/*
 		We weren't given a size. Let's compute it.
 	*/
-	if size == -1 {
+	if size < 0 {
 		size = radix_size(a, radix, zero_terminate) or_return
 	}