That depends on the modulus being divisible by 8, which is not always the case. A common example is modulus = 2^31 - 1 [0] which is prime. [0] https://en.wikip

That depends on the modulus being divisible by 8, which is not always the case. A common example is modulus = 2^31 - 1 [0] which is prime. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_congruential_generator#Parameters_in_common_use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_congruential_generator#...