How many members $a$ in $Bbb{Z}^*$ have a number $b$, $b^3 = a pmod n$?
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Given two prime numbers $p$ and $q$ such that $3$ does not divide $p-1$ nor $q-1$, and let $pq = n$.
How many numbers in $mathbb{Z}_n^{*}$ (multiplicative group) are
equal to some $b^3$ where $b$ is a number ?
How does the fact that $3$ doesn't divide $(p-1)$ and $(q-1)$ help me find the answer ? All I know is that the size of $mathbb{Z}_n^{*}$ does not divide by $3$ (because its size is $(p-q)(q-1)$) but how does it help me ?
number-theory elementary-number-theory prime-numbers modular-arithmetic cryptography
asked Dec 18 '18 at 10:38
caffeincaffein
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Given two prime numbers $p$ and $q$ such that $3$ does not divide $p-1$ nor $q-1$, and let $pq = n$.
How many numbers in $mathbb{Z}_n^{*}$ (multiplicative group) are
equal to some $b^3$ where $b$ is a number ?
How does the fact that $3$ doesn't divide $(p-1)$ and $(q-1)$ help me find the answer ? All I know is that the size of $mathbb{Z}_n^{*}$ does not divide by $3$ (because its size is $(p-q)(q-1)$) but how does it help me ?
number-theory elementary-number-theory prime-numbers modular-arithmetic cryptography
asked Dec 18 '18 at 10:38
caffeincaffein
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Please use Mathjax
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– Math Girl
Dec 18 '18 at 10:39
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This equivalent to RSA with $e=3.$
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– gammatester
Dec 18 '18 at 10:53
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@gammatester But in RSA we perform b^3 mod n = a and not b^3 = a mod n. How is it still RSA ?
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– caffein
Dec 18 '18 at 11:08
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Huh? Do you know what a congruence is? Your notation is mathematically not appropriate (although it is often used in cryptography and programming). Both of your "equations" mean that $b^3 - a$ is a multiple of n.
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– gammatester
Dec 18 '18 at 11:14
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You are misunderstanding what $b^3equiv apmod n$ means. It doesn't mean you're applying the modulus operation only to $a$. You could say you're applying it to both $a$ and $b^3$, but usually $a<n$ already.
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– Matt Samuel
Dec 18 '18 at 11:19
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Given two prime numbers $p$ and $q$ such that $3$ does not divide $p-1$ nor $q-1$, and let $pq = n$.
How many numbers in $mathbb{Z}_n^{*}$ (multiplicative group) are
equal to some $b^3$ where $b$ is a number ?
How does the fact that $3$ doesn't divide $(p-1)$ and $(q-1)$ help me find the answer ? All I know is that the size of $mathbb{Z}_n^{*}$ does not divide by $3$ (because its size is $(p-q)(q-1)$) but how does it help me ?
number-theory elementary-number-theory prime-numbers modular-arithmetic cryptography
asked Dec 18 '18 at 10:38
caffeincaffein
11
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Given two prime numbers $p$ and $q$ such that $3$ does not divide $p-1$ nor $q-1$, and let $pq = n$.
How many numbers in $mathbb{Z}_n^{*}$ (multiplicative group) are
equal to some $b^3$ where $b$ is a number ?
How does the fact that $3$ doesn't divide $(p-1)$ and $(q-1)$ help me find the answer ? All I know is that the size of $mathbb{Z}_n^{*}$ does not divide by $3$ (because its size is $(p-q)(q-1)$) but how does it help me ?
number-theory elementary-number-theory prime-numbers modular-arithmetic cryptography
number-theory elementary-number-theory prime-numbers modular-arithmetic cryptography
asked Dec 18 '18 at 10:38
caffeincaffein
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asked Dec 18 '18 at 10:38
caffeincaffein
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caffeincaffein
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caffeincaffein
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Please use Mathjax
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– Math Girl
Dec 18 '18 at 10:39
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This equivalent to RSA with $e=3.$
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– gammatester
Dec 18 '18 at 10:53
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@gammatester But in RSA we perform b^3 mod n = a and not b^3 = a mod n. How is it still RSA ?
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– caffein
Dec 18 '18 at 11:08
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Huh? Do you know what a congruence is? Your notation is mathematically not appropriate (although it is often used in cryptography and programming). Both of your "equations" mean that $b^3 - a$ is a multiple of n.
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– gammatester
Dec 18 '18 at 11:14
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You are misunderstanding what $b^3equiv apmod n$ means. It doesn't mean you're applying the modulus operation only to $a$. You could say you're applying it to both $a$ and $b^3$, but usually $a<n$ already.
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– Matt Samuel
Dec 18 '18 at 11:19
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show 7 more comments
1
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Please use Mathjax
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– Math Girl
Dec 18 '18 at 10:39
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This equivalent to RSA with $e=3.$
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– gammatester
Dec 18 '18 at 10:53
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@gammatester But in RSA we perform b^3 mod n = a and not b^3 = a mod n. How is it still RSA ?
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– caffein
Dec 18 '18 at 11:08
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Huh? Do you know what a congruence is? Your notation is mathematically not appropriate (although it is often used in cryptography and programming). Both of your "equations" mean that $b^3 - a$ is a multiple of n.
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– gammatester
Dec 18 '18 at 11:14
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You are misunderstanding what $b^3equiv apmod n$ means. It doesn't mean you're applying the modulus operation only to $a$. You could say you're applying it to both $a$ and $b^3$, but usually $a<n$ already.
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– Matt Samuel
Dec 18 '18 at 11:19
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1
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Please use Mathjax
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– Math Girl
Dec 18 '18 at 10:39
$begingroup$
Please use Mathjax
$endgroup$
– Math Girl
Dec 18 '18 at 10:39
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This equivalent to RSA with $e=3.$
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– gammatester
Dec 18 '18 at 10:53
$begingroup$
This equivalent to RSA with $e=3.$
$endgroup$
– gammatester
Dec 18 '18 at 10:53
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@gammatester But in RSA we perform b^3 mod n = a and not b^3 = a mod n. How is it still RSA ?
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– caffein
Dec 18 '18 at 11:08
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@gammatester But in RSA we perform b^3 mod n = a and not b^3 = a mod n. How is it still RSA ?
$endgroup$
– caffein
Dec 18 '18 at 11:08
$begingroup$
Huh? Do you know what a congruence is? Your notation is mathematically not appropriate (although it is often used in cryptography and programming). Both of your "equations" mean that $b^3 - a$ is a multiple of n.
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– gammatester
Dec 18 '18 at 11:14
$begingroup$
Huh? Do you know what a congruence is? Your notation is mathematically not appropriate (although it is often used in cryptography and programming). Both of your "equations" mean that $b^3 - a$ is a multiple of n.
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– gammatester
Dec 18 '18 at 11:14
$begingroup$
You are misunderstanding what $b^3equiv apmod n$ means. It doesn't mean you're applying the modulus operation only to $a$. You could say you're applying it to both $a$ and $b^3$, but usually $a<n$ already.
$endgroup$
– Matt Samuel
Dec 18 '18 at 11:19
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You are misunderstanding what $b^3equiv apmod n$ means. It doesn't mean you're applying the modulus operation only to $a$. You could say you're applying it to both $a$ and $b^3$, but usually $a<n$ already.
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– Matt Samuel
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Hint: If $3$ does not divide $p-1$, then $x mapsto x^3$ is a bijection in $mathbb Z_p$.
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Hint: If $3$ does not divide $p-1$, then $x mapsto x^3$ is a bijection in $mathbb Z_p$.
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Please use Mathjax
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– Math Girl
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This equivalent to RSA with $e=3.$
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– gammatester
Dec 18 '18 at 10:53
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@gammatester But in RSA we perform b^3 mod n = a and not b^3 = a mod n. How is it still RSA ?
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– caffein
Dec 18 '18 at 11:08
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Huh? Do you know what a congruence is? Your notation is mathematically not appropriate (although it is often used in cryptography and programming). Both of your "equations" mean that $b^3 - a$ is a multiple of n.
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– gammatester
Dec 18 '18 at 11:14
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You are misunderstanding what $b^3equiv apmod n$ means. It doesn't mean you're applying the modulus operation only to $a$. You could say you're applying it to both $a$ and $b^3$, but usually $a<n$ already.
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– Matt Samuel
Dec 18 '18 at 11:19