On 08/23/2011 11:23 AM, Mike the Elder wrote:
> Invisible<voi### [at] devnull>  wrote:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiply-with-carry
>>
>> "The period of a lag-r MWC generator is the order of b in the
>> multiplicative group of numbers modulo ab^r − 1."
>>
>> So, if A = 4,294,967,118 and B = 2^32 and R = 4 then... what's the
>> period of the generator??
>>
>> AB^4 - 1 is 1461501576760641606276638336235602896801190903807.
>>
> ....
>
> Hey, now that IS a coincidence...
> One quindecillion, four hundred sixty-one quattuordecillion, five hundred one
> tredecillion, seven hundred sixty duodecillion, six hundred forty-one
> undecillion, six hundred six decillion, two hundred seventy-six nonillion, six
> hundred thirty-eight octillion, three hundred thirty-six sextillion, two hundred
> thirty-five quintillion, six hundred two quadrillion, eight hundred ninety-six
> trillion, eight hundred one billion, one hundred ninety million, nine hundred
> three thousand, eight hundred seven is my lucky number!
>
> Perhaps this explains why I have good luck rather infrequently.  ;-)
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Mike C.
>
Wow ... what a coincidence, my lucky number as well! I think I'll cancel 
my plans for getting a new one. Who can argue with a coincidence like 
that ;-)

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