function removeLeadingZeros(numberAsString) {
			for (let i = 0; i < numberAsString.length; i++) {
				if (numberAsString[i] !== "0") {
					return numberAsString.slice(i);
				}
			}
			return numberAsString;
		}
Returns the number stripped of leading zeros
@param {string} numberAsString the string representation of the number
@returns {string} the stripped string