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Footkerchief
547 days ago
Can you provide an example with details? Thanks!
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kevinventullo
547 days ago
In 8-bit arithmetic (i.e. mod 256), the multiplicative inverse of 11 is 163. So, if you take some multiple of 11, say 154, then you can compute 154/11 instead as 154*163.
Indeed,
154*163 = 25102, and
25102 = 14 (mod 256).
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Indeed,
154*163 = 25102, and
25102 = 14 (mod 256).