Message Oracle PLS-00216 - NUMBER precision constraint must be in range (1 .. 38)

ERRORNUMBER precision constraint must be in range (1 .. 38)
CAUSEA NUMBER variable was declared with a precision that is outside the legal range. Declarations such as N NUMBER(800) or N NUMBER(123,10) are not supported.
ACTIONChange the illegal NUMBER precision constraint, making sure that it lies in the range 1 .. 38.