l00133"></a><span class="lineno">  133</span>&#160;    }</div>
<div class="line"><a name="l00134"></a><span class="lineno">  134</span>&#160;    <span class="keywordflow">return</span> number;</div>
<div class="line"><a name="l00135"></a><span class="lineno">  135</span>&#160;  }</div>
<div class="line"><a name="l00136"></a><span class="lineno">  136</span>&#160; </div>
<div class="line"><a name="l00137"></a><span class="lineno">  137</span>&#160;  <span class="comment">// Merges the equivalence classes of 