Couchbase strange behaviour for long numbers

There is a strange limitation for storing large numbers (e.g. modelled as long) in Couchbase.
https://forums.couchbase.com/t/strange-behavior-when-saving-big-long-numbers-3-0-1-ce/4793

The same behaviour with value: 28341791043587382
which is being stored and retreived as: 28341791043587384

I feel we need to document this behaviour and provide hints how to overcome it. (Modelling of the column as string on Couchbase's side and defining a view).