X-Nico

Fermat number

: $V\; \{j+1\}\; =\; \backslash left(\; A\; \backslash times\; V\; j\; \backslash right)\; \backslash bmod\; P$ (see Linear congruential generator, RANDU)

Lehmer random number generator

The GNU Scientific Library includes several random number generators of the Lehmer form, including MINSTD, RANF, and the infamous IBM random number generator RANDU.

see also