Hi Codeforces, I want to know if there is an efficient way to solve a^(x) = b mod(m) where x is the unknown value and m is some prime <=10^9 thanks in advance.
Hi Codeforces, I want to know if there is an efficient way to solve a^(x) = b mod(m) where x is the unknown value and m is some prime <=10^9 thanks in advance.
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Here. For numbers up to 10^9, baby-step giant-step will be sufficient.
Thanks so much. This was very helpful.