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TestIdeals :: multiplicativeOrder

multiplicativeOrder -- multiplicative order of an integer modulo another

Synopsis

Description

multiplicativeOrder(a,b) computes the multiplicative order of a modulo b.

i1 : multiplicativeOrder(2, 11^2)

o1 = 110
i2 : multiplicativeOrder(3, 11^2)

o2 = 5
i3 : multiplicativeOrder(4, 11^2)

o3 = 55

If a and b are not relatively prime, multiplicativeOrder(a,b) returns an error.

Ways to use multiplicativeOrder :