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I want to solve the following for \$x\$ (in Python):
\$x^{101} = 8765 \ (\mod{9691573})\$
I coded this:
n = 8765
power = 101
mod = 9691573
x = 0
while x < mod:
if (x ** power) % mod == n:
break
x += 1
print x
This is basically the "brute force" approach.
What is the most e...
