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NRIC checksum

http://www.ngiam.net/NRIC/NRIC_numbers.pdf

weights = [2, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2]

Steps:

  • Sum d_i * w_i
  • 4 if T or G
  • remainder when divided by 11
  • let that be n

Use the nth letter in the following

  • S or T: JZIHGFEDCBA
  • F or G: XWUTRQPNMLK

For NRIC S1234567, the sum is 106.

Trick to get remainder divided by 11, using alternating sum right to left, 1-0+6 = 7

This works since 1 is 1 mod 11 and 10 is -1 mod 11 and so on.

Therefore, the checksum is D.

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