diff --git a/vlib/strconv/number_to_base.v b/vlib/strconv/number_to_base.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73cd185461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/strconv/number_to_base.v
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+module strconv
+
+const base_digits = '0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
+
+// format_int returns the string representation of the number n in base `radix`
+// for digit values > 10, this function uses the small latin leters a-z.
+pub fn format_int(n i64, radix int) string {
+	if radix < 2 || radix > 36 {
+		panic('invalid radix: $radix . It should be => 2 and <= 36')
+	}
+	if n == 0 {
+		return '0'
+	}
+	mut n_copy := n
+	mut sign := ''
+	if n < 0 {
+		sign = '-'
+		n_copy = -n_copy
+	}
+	mut res := ''
+	for n_copy != 0 {
+		res = base_digits[n_copy % radix].str() + res
+		n_copy /= radix
+	}
+	return '$sign$res'
+}
+
+// format_uint returns the string representation of the number n in base `radix`
+// for digit values > 10, this function uses the small latin leters a-z.
+pub fn format_uint(n u64, radix int) string {
+	if radix < 2 || radix > 36 {
+		panic('invalid radix: $radix . It should be => 2 and <= 36')
+	}
+	if n == 0 {
+		return '0'
+	}
+	mut n_copy := n
+	mut res := ''
+	uradix := u64(radix)
+	for n_copy != 0 {
+		res = base_digits[n_copy % uradix].str() + res
+		n_copy /= uradix
+	}
+	return res
+}
diff --git a/vlib/strconv/number_to_base_test.v b/vlib/strconv/number_to_base_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be1b385189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/strconv/number_to_base_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import strconv
+
+fn test_format_int() {
+	assert strconv.format_int(0, 2) == '0'
+	assert strconv.format_int(0, 10) == '0'
+	assert strconv.format_int(0, 16) == '0'
+	assert strconv.format_int(0, 36) == '0'
+	assert strconv.format_int(1, 2) == '1'
+	assert strconv.format_int(1, 10) == '1'
+	assert strconv.format_int(1, 16) == '1'
+	assert strconv.format_int(1, 36) == '1'
+	assert strconv.format_int(-1, 2) == '-1'
+	assert strconv.format_int(-1, 10) == '-1'
+	assert strconv.format_int(-1, 16) == '-1'
+	assert strconv.format_int(-1, 36) == '-1'
+	assert strconv.format_int(255, 2) == '11111111'
+	assert strconv.format_int(255, 8) == '377'
+	assert strconv.format_int(255, 10) == '255'
+	assert strconv.format_int(255, 16) == 'ff'
+	assert strconv.format_int(-255, 2) == '-11111111'
+	assert strconv.format_int(-255, 8) == '-377'
+	assert strconv.format_int(-255, 10) == '-255'
+	assert strconv.format_int(-255, 16) == '-ff'
+	for i in -256 .. 256 {
+		assert strconv.format_int(i, 10) == i.str()
+	}
+}
+
+fn test_format_uint() {
+	assert strconv.format_uint(0, 2) == '0'
+	assert strconv.format_int(255, 2) == '11111111'
+	assert strconv.format_int(255, 8) == '377'
+	assert strconv.format_int(255, 10) == '255'
+	assert strconv.format_int(255, 16) == 'ff'
+	assert strconv.format_uint(18446744073709551615, 2) ==
+		'1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111'
+	assert strconv.format_uint(18446744073709551615, 16) == 'ffffffffffffffff'
+	assert strconv.parse_int('baobab', 36, 64) == 683058467
+	assert strconv.format_uint(683058467, 36) == 'baobab'
+}