[section:mod_inverse Modular Multiplicative Inverse]

[section Introduction]

The modular multiplicative inverse of a number /a/ is that number /x/ which satisfies /ax/ = 1 mod /p/.
A fast algorithm for computing modular multiplicative inverses based on the extended Euclidean algorithm exists and is provided by Boost.

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[section Synopsis]

    #include <boost/integer/mod_inverse.hpp>

    namespace boost { namespace integer {

    template<class Z>
    Z mod_inverse(Z a, Z m);

    }}

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[section Usage]

    int x = mod_inverse(2, 5);
    // prints x = 3:
    std::cout << "x = " << x << "\n";

    int y = mod_inverse(2, 4);
    if (y == 0)
    {
        std::cout << "There is no inverse of 2 mod 4\n";
    }

Multiplicative modular inverses exist if and only if /a/ and /m/ are coprime.
If /a/ and /m/ share a common factor, then `mod_inverse(a, m)` returns zero.

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[section References]
Wagstaff, Samuel S., ['The Joy of Factoring], Vol. 68. American Mathematical Soc., 2013.

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