• @[email protected]
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    31 month ago

    Is usa numbering just incremental? Canadian ones use a checksum type setup to determine if it is a valid SIN

    • @ReluctantMuskrat
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      31 month ago

      First 3 digits are the area number assigned to a geographic. Next 2 are a group number and are not used serially but have a rather unusual usage sequence. The last 4 are a serial number assigned in order.