A function for finding the modular multiplicative inverse, based on an extended version of the Euclidean algorithm.
def EGCD(b,m,recLevel=0)
if b % m == 0
tmpVal = [0,1]
return tmpVal
else
tmpVal = EGCD(m, b % m, recLevel+1)
tmpVal2 = [tmpVal[1], tmpVal[0]-tmpVal[1] * ((b/m).to_i)]
if recLevel == 0
return tmpVal2[0] % m
else
return tmpVal2
end
end
end
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