A384643 Consecutive states of the linear congruential pseudo-random number generator for Simula on the UNIVAC when started at 1.

1, 30517578125, 4728272809, 14042552597, 5475208593, 22652899805, 14780701625, 12079957477, 33211157537, 21459834669, 11626649801, 22641538997, 32099503025, 31057406333, 28470525657, 2272198277, 31308848193, 23703460045, 6636903913, 5151124053, 2502905297

Offset: 1

Author

Sean A. Irvine, Jun 05 2025

Keywords

• nonn
• easy

Comments

Periodic with period 2^33.

References

• UNIVAC 1106/1108 SIMULA Programmer Reference, UP-7556 Rev. 1, (1971).

Links

• Sean A. Irvine, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000
• L. Peter Jennergren, Another method for random number generation on microcomputers, Simulation, 41, 2 (1983), p. 79.
• Index entries for sequences related to pseudo-random numbers.

Crossrefs

Cf. A096550-A096561 other pseudo-random number generators.

Programs

Mathematica

NestList[Mod[5^15*#, 2^35] &, 1, 30] (* Paolo Xausa, Jun 12 2025 *)

Formula

a(n) = 5^15 * a(n-1) mod 2^35.