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  2. Quadratic residue - Wikipedia

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    a ≡ 1 (mod 4) if n is divisible by 4 but not 8; or a ≡ 1 (mod 8) if n is divisible by 8. Note: This theorem essentially requires that the factorization of n is known. Also notice that if gcd( a , n ) = m , then the congruence can be reduced to a / m ≡ x 2 / m (mod n / m ) , but then this takes the problem away from quadratic residues ...

  3. Modular arithmetic - Wikipedia

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    Adding 4 hours to 9 o'clock gives 1 o'clock, since 13 is congruent to 1 modulo 12. In mathematics, modular arithmetic is a system of arithmetic for integers, where numbers "wrap around" when reaching a certain value, called the modulus. The modern approach to modular arithmetic was developed by Carl Friedrich Gauss in his book Disquisitiones ...

  4. Fermat's theorem on sums of two squares - Wikipedia

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    In additive number theory, Fermat 's theorem on sums of two squares states that an odd prime p can be expressed as: with x and y integers, if and only if. The prime numbers for which this is true are called Pythagorean primes . For example, the primes 5, 13, 17, 29, 37 and 41 are all congruent to 1 modulo 4, and they can be expressed as sums of ...

  5. Modular multiplicative inverse - Wikipedia

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    Modular multiplicative inverse. In mathematics, particularly in the area of arithmetic, a modular multiplicative inverse of an integer a is an integer x such that the product ax is congruent to 1 with respect to the modulus m. [1] In the standard notation of modular arithmetic this congruence is written as.

  6. Finite field arithmetic - Wikipedia

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    The monic irreducible polynomial x 8 + x 4 + x 3 + x + 1 over GF(2) is not primitive. Let λ be a root of this polynomial (in the polynomial representation this would be x), that is, λ 8 + λ 4 + λ 3 + λ + 1 = 0. Now λ 51 = 1, so λ is not a primitive element of GF(2 8) and generates a multiplicative subgroup of order 51. [5]

  7. Primitive root modulo n - Wikipedia

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    Primitive root modulo. n. In modular arithmetic, a number g is a primitive root modulo n if every number a coprime to n is congruent to a power of g modulo n. That is, g is a primitive root modulo n if for every integer a coprime to n, there is some integer k for which gk ≡ a (mod n ). Such a value k is called the index or discrete logarithm ...

  8. Modulo - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, the result of the modulo operation is an equivalence class, and any member of the class may be chosen as representative; however, the usual representative is the least positive residue, the smallest non-negative integer that belongs to that class (i.e., the remainder of the Euclidean division ). [ 2]

  9. Modular exponentiation - Wikipedia

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    Modular exponentiation is the remainder when an integer b (the base) is raised to the power e (the exponent), and divided by a positive integer m (the modulus); that is, c = be mod m. From the definition of division, it follows that 0 ≤ c < m . For example, given b = 5, e = 3 and m = 13, dividing 53 = 125 by 13 leaves a remainder of c = 8 .