# sprng

## Summary

+ **Module Name:** sprng
+ **Support Level:** Secondary Support
+ **Software Access Level:** Open Access
+ **Home Page:** [http://www.sprng.org](http://www.sprng.org)

## Software Description

SPRNG is a scalable parallel pseudorandom number generator especially
suited to large-scale, parallel Monte Carlo applications. SPRNG includes
five different random number generators. The generators available are:
\* Combined Multiple Recursive Generator \* 48 Bit Linear Congruential
Generator \* 64 Bit Linear Congruential Generator \* Modified Lagged
Fibonacci Generator \* Multiplicative Lagged Fibonacci Generator
## General Linux

To load this module for use in a Linux environment, you can run the command:

	module load sprng

Depending on where you are working, there may be more than one version of sprng available.
To see which modules are available for loading you can run:

	module avail sprng