2^15, a 15-stage ripple counter produces 1 Hz seconds ticker with no next state logic. But 2^12 Hz or 2^18 Hz are also integral multiple of 2, and yet not considered just as good. Comment on this issue

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Most real time clock chips use 32.678 KHz crystals. Since 32.678 = 2^15, a 15-stage ripple counter produces 1 Hz seconds ticker with no next state logic. But 2^12 Hz or 2^18 Hz are also integral multiple of 2, and yet not considered just as good.

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