7.5.3.3 - Pseudocode for Square and Multiply
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What is 10 mod 3?
💡 Hint: Remember, you divide and find the remainder.
Is -15 congruent to 3 mod 6?
💡 Hint: Calculate -15 mod 6.
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What is the result of 15 mod 4?
💡 Hint: Perform the division and see what is left.
True or False: The Square and Multiply algorithm is inefficient for calculating modular exponentiation.
💡 Hint: Consider its application in cryptography.
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Compute 7^1001 mod 13 using the Square and Multiply algorithm.
💡 Hint: First, track each multiplication and the modulo operation to keep numbers manageable.
Show that both 22 and -10 are congruent mod 12.
💡 Hint: Perform the modulus calculation for both numbers separately.
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