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 == Common operations ==

 * [[gcd]] - Find the GCD of two numbers
+* [[modular_exponentiation|Modular Exponentiation]] - Solve a^b mod n

 [[index]]
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+= Modular Exponentiation =
+
+Modular Exponentation applies to problems of the format
+
+a^b mod n
+
+often when a^b becomes some very large number. This is a common problem to
+solve in computer science, espeically cryptography.
+
+Two things to keep in mind
+- (x^a)^s = x^2a
+- x^(a+b) = x^a * x^b
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 === Misc ===

 * [[LFSR|Linear Feedback Shift Registers]]
+* [[modular_exponentiation|Modular Exponentiation]]

 === Math for Crypto ===