code: public static String encodeAsIntegerNumber(Object ob) {
  		BigDecimal integerBigDecimal = AmazonSimpleDBUtil.tryToStoreAsIntegerBigDecimal(ob);
  		if(integerBigDecimal != null) {
  			return AmazonSimpleDBUtil.encodeRealNumberRange(integerBigDecimal, AmazonSimpleDBUtil.LONG_DIGITS,
  					OFFSET_VALUE);
  		}
  
  		return null;
  	}
docs: Unsed to encode an Integer {@link Number}.