<p>G is short for "giga" (billions), just like M is short for "mega" (millions). Congratulations on a very lucky find that, sadly, won't pay you any more than any other share.</p>

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2013-12-27T15:04:39.850Z
2013-12-27T15:04:39.850Z
David Schwartz
<p>Well I think I can retire mining now, I how produced this huge hash overnight </p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/vxwy5.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>So, I have looked everywhere. How much is a G share in comparison to a M (million) share? There is no logical step from million to anything with G in it. </p>

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CGMiner, share sizes, what does a shares size with a G appended mean, how much larger than a M (million) share is it?
KDecker
# CGMiner, share sizes, what does a shares size with a G appended mean, how much larger than a M (million) share is it?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-12-27)

Well I think I can retire mining now, I how produced this huge hash overnight

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/vxwy5.png)

So, I have looked everywhere. How much is a G share in comparison to a M (million) share? There is no logical step from million to anything with G in it.

**Tags:** litecoin, mining-pool-shares, difficulty


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-12-27. Score: 1

G is short for "giga" (billions), just like M is short for "mega" (millions). Congratulations on a very lucky find that, sadly, won't pay you any more than any other share.


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