Ensure Consistent 64-Bit Unsigned Handling Across OS Platforms

[afagaj]

Proposed changes

Summary
Previously, the code used unsigned long for literals and format specifiers to represent 64-bit unsigned values. While this worked on Linux, it caused compatibility issues on Windows.
Background
The C++ standard does not guarantee that long is 64 bits. On LP64 systems (e.g., Linux), long maps to 64-bit values, but on LLP64 systems (e.g., Windows), long maps to 32-bit values. This discrepancy led to incorrect behavior when assuming unsigned long was always 64-bit.
Fix
This PR updates all relevant literals and format specifiers to explicitly use 64-bit unsigned types, ensuring consistent behavior across platforms.

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