Method and system for using modulo arithmetic to distribute processing over multiple processors

A method for determining processor activity, the method comprising:

• retrieving at a processor a data element from a data source;
• computing at the processor a representational integer value for the data element;
• calculating at the processor a remainder value by dividing the representational integer value by an integer divisor number;
• determining at the processor whether the remainder value is equal to a predetermined value associated with the processor;
• and
• in response to a positive determination that the remainder value is equal to the predetermined value for the processor, processing the data element at the processor.

An apparatus for load balancing among a plurality of processors in a distributed computing environment, the apparatus comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor;
• means for calculating an integer value for a data element which can be processed by a respective one of the plurality of processors;
• means for calculating a remainder using the integer value and a number of processors in the plurality of processors;
• and
• means for using the remainder to assign the data element to a respective one of the plurality of processors for processing.

An apparatus for determining processor activity, the apparatus comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor;
• means for retrieving at a processor a data element from a data source;
• means for computing at the processor a representational integer value for the data element;
• means for calculating at the processor a remainder value by dividing the representational integer value by an integer divisor number;
• means for determining at the processor whether the remainder value is equal to a predetermined value associated with the processor;
• and
• means for processing the data element at the processor in response to a positive determination that the remainder value is equal to the predetermined value for the processor.

A computer program product in a computer readable medium for load balancing among a plurality of processors in a distributed computing environment, the computer program product comprising:

• means for calculating an integer value for a data element which can be processed by a respective one of the plurality of processors;
• means for calculating a remainder using the integer value and a number of processors in the plurality of processors;
• and
• means for using the remainder to assign the data element to a respective one of the plurality of processors for processing.

A computer program product in a computer readable medium for use in a data processing system for determining processor activity, the computer program product comprising:

• means for retrieving at a processor a data element from a data source;
• means for computing at the processor a representational integer value for the data element;
• means for calculating at the processor a remainder value by dividing the representational integer value by an integer divisor number;
• means for determining at the processor whether the remainder value is equal to a predetermined value associated with the processor;
• and
• means for processing the data element at the processor in response to a positive determination that the remainder value is equal to the predetermined value for the processor.