RosettaCodeData/Task/Modular-inverse/ALGOL-68/modular-inverse.alg

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BEGIN
PROC modular inverse = (INT a, m) INT :
BEGIN
PROC extended gcd = (INT x, y) []INT :
CO
Algol 68 allows us to return three INTs in several ways. A [3]INT
is used here but it could just as well be a STRUCT.
CO
BEGIN
INT v := 1, a := 1, u := 0, b := 0, g := x, w := y;
WHILE w>0
DO
INT q := g % w, t := a - q * u;
a := u; u := t;
t := b - q * v;
b := v; v := t;
t := g - q * w;
g := w; w := t
OD;
a PLUSAB (a < 0 | u | 0);
(a, b, g)
END;
[] INT egcd = extended gcd (a, m);
(egcd[3] > 1 | 0 | egcd[1] MOD m)
END;
printf (($"42 ^ -1 (mod 2017) = ", g(0)$, modular inverse (42, 2017)))
CO
Note that if ϕ(m) is known, then a^-1 = a^(ϕ(m)-1) mod m which
allows an alternative implementation in terms of modular
exponentiation but, in general, this requires the factorization of
m. If m is prime the factorization is trivial and ϕ(m) = m-1.
2017 is prime which may, or may not, be ironic within the context
of the Rosetta Code conditions.
CO
END