diff --git a/common/src/float_ops.rs b/common/src/float_ops.rs
index c0e7a359b..e54513ad6 100644
--- a/common/src/float_ops.rs
+++ b/common/src/float_ops.rs
@@ -128,6 +128,29 @@ pub fn format_exponent(precision: usize, magnitude: f64, case: Case) -> String {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn format_general(precision: usize, magnitude: f64, case: Case) -> String {
+    match magnitude {
+        magnitude if magnitude.is_finite() => {
+            let r_exp = format!("{:.*e}", precision, magnitude);
+            let mut parts = r_exp.splitn(2, 'e');
+            let base = parts.next().unwrap();
+            let exponent = parts.next().unwrap().parse::<i64>().unwrap();
+            if exponent < -4 || exponent >= (precision as i64) {
+                let e = match case {
+                    Case::Lower => 'e',
+                    Case::Upper => 'E',
+                };
+                format!("{}{}{:+#03}", base, e, exponent)
+            } else {
+                format!("{}", magnitude)
+            }
+        }
+        magnitude if magnitude.is_nan() => format_nan(case),
+        magnitude if magnitude.is_infinite() => format_inf(case),
+        _ => "".to_string(),
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn to_string(value: f64) -> String {
     let lit = format!("{:e}", value);
     if let Some(position) = lit.find('e') {
diff --git a/vm/src/cformat.rs b/vm/src/cformat.rs
index 396b2257e..fe1aeb81a 100644
--- a/vm/src/cformat.rs
+++ b/vm/src/cformat.rs
@@ -293,24 +293,6 @@ impl CFormatSpec {
         }
     }
 
-    fn normalize_float(&self, num: f64) -> (f64, i32) {
-        let mut fraction = num;
-        let mut exponent = 0;
-        loop {
-            if fraction >= 10.0 {
-                fraction /= 10.0;
-                exponent += 1;
-            } else if fraction < 1.0 && fraction > 0.0 {
-                fraction *= 10.0;
-                exponent -= 1;
-            } else {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        (fraction, exponent)
-    }
-
     pub(crate) fn format_float(&self, num: f64) -> String {
         let sign_string = if num.is_sign_positive() {
             self.flags.sign_string()
@@ -337,17 +319,12 @@ impl CFormatSpec {
             }
             CFormatType::Float(CFloatType::General(case)) => {
                 let precision = if precision == 0 { 1 } else { precision };
-                let (fraction, exponent) = self.normalize_float(num.abs());
-                if exponent < -4 || exponent >= (precision as i32) {
-                    let case = match case {
-                        CFormatCase::Lowercase => 'e',
-                        CFormatCase::Uppercase => 'E',
-                    };
-                    format!("{}{}{:+03}", fraction, case, exponent)
-                } else {
-                    let magnitude = num.abs();
-                    format!("{}", magnitude)
-                }
+                let case = match case {
+                    CFormatCase::Lowercase => float_ops::Case::Lower,
+                    CFormatCase::Uppercase => float_ops::Case::Upper,
+                };
+                let magnitude = num.abs();
+                float_ops::format_general(precision, magnitude, case)
             }
             _ => unreachable!(),
         };
diff --git a/vm/src/format.rs b/vm/src/format.rs
index af552593d..13b97858c 100644
--- a/vm/src/format.rs
+++ b/vm/src/format.rs
@@ -369,12 +369,16 @@ impl FormatSpec {
             Some(FormatType::Number) => {
                 Err("Format code 'n' for object of type 'float' not implemented yet")
             }
-            Some(FormatType::GeneralFormatUpper) => {
-                Err("Format code 'G' for object of type 'float' not implemented yet")
-            }
-            Some(FormatType::GeneralFormatLower) => {
-                Err("Format code 'g' for object of type 'float' not implemented yet")
-            }
+            Some(FormatType::GeneralFormatUpper) => Ok(float_ops::format_general(
+                precision,
+                magnitude,
+                float_ops::Case::Upper,
+            )),
+            Some(FormatType::GeneralFormatLower) => Ok(float_ops::format_general(
+                precision,
+                magnitude,
+                float_ops::Case::Lower,
+            )),
             Some(FormatType::ExponentUpper) => Ok(float_ops::format_exponent(
                 precision,
                 magnitude,