University of the People - MATH 1302Discussion Assignment 8.

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Discussion Assignment Unit 8 Task: 1. Pick two prime numbers, and . 2. Calculate . 3. Calculate . The is often called “totient”. 4. Chose a prime number so that is co-prime to (meaning, is no... t divisible by ). 5. Take note of and , you will need them later. 6. Now, use the following equation to calculate . 7. Take note of , you will also need it later. 8. Now, choose any number P. 9. Calculate . Take note of . 10. Now, assume you forgot what your number P was. The way to get that number P back is using this equation: . Calculate , using your values for . 11. Post these steps and the numbers n and k, j, P and E in the Discussion Forum. Discuss what functions these numbers have and how they might be used in computing [Show More]

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