Formula fails when zero is entered through API unless strict is turned off

Found that if you enter a zero formatted as an integer into a cell using smartsheet.csharp.sdk.2.83.0 and don't turn strict off any formula referencing that cell will fail with Invalid Operation as I'm assuming it is recognizing as text. If strict is set to false however the formula's will work correctly. Looknig at the documentation it appears to me that this should not be the case.