H1B get a 6-- SSN prefix. Pretty dumb concept. Now they have a big problem
looming. Spouse partners of H1B also get a number with "intelligence "
implied. LOL
On Wed, Apr 22, 2020, 04:54 Charles Mills <charl...@mcn.org> wrote:
> 8 numeric plus one alphanumeric would be 10**8 * 36 = 36 followed by 8
> zeros = 3.6 billion (American billion, not old UK billion).
>
> EINs ("SSNs for companies") are 9 digits also. Do they have their own
> "space" or do they potentially duplicate SSNs? I don't know. They are
> written differently but that is of course a detail: 12-3456789.
>
> Charles
>
>
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> Subject: Re: SSN values (was Here we go again)
>
> 9 characters with 10 possible values = 10 to the 9th = 999,999,999 aka = 1
> billion.
> Allow one position to be alphanumeric adds what? Does position matter?
> Thought 10 to the 36th plus 10 to the 8th??
>
> But if allow all alphanumeric = 36 to the 9th = ?
> =Ken
>
> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 1:03 PM Joe Monk <joemon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 9 digits = 999,999,999. There afe only 350,000,000 in the USA.
> >
> > Joe
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