For any prime number p, there is also the multiplicative group of integers modulo p. Its elements are the integers 1 to p − 1. The group operation is multiplication modulo p. That is, the usual product is divided by p and the remainder of this division is the result of modular multiplication. For example, if p = 5, there are four group elements 1, 2, 3, 4. In this group, 4 · 4 = 1, because the usual product 16 is equivalent to 1, which divided by 5 yields a remainder of 1. for 5 divides 16 − 1 = 15, denoted
What term describes the group of integers related to a prime number?
modulo p
For any prime number p, there is also the multiplicative group of integers modulo p.
For any prime number p, there is also the multiplicative group of integers modulo p.
What term describes the group of integers related to a prime number?