\documentclass{book} \pagestyle{empty} \TeXXeTstate1\everymath{\aftergroup\B\def~#1{\gdef#1{}\aftergroup#1} ~\a~\b~\c~\d~\e~\f~\g~\h~\i~\j\aftergroup\E\xdef\B{}\xdef\E{}} \def~#1#2{\mathcode`#1"8000\lccode`~`#1\lowercase{\def~{\xdef#2{#2#1}}}} ~0\a~1\b~2\c~3\d~4\e~5\f~6\g~7\h~8\i~9\j\mathcode`-"8000\lccode`~`- \lowercase{\def~{\xdef\B{\beginR}\xdef\E{\endR}}} \begin{document} $52146729$ $-52146729$ % reversed ordering $277981468517523153773703292073191466142223027369188752287219582183$ \end{document}