Modular multiplication without trial division

Montgomery, Peter L.

doi:10.1090/S0025-5718-1985-0777282-X

Modular multiplication without trial division

Author: Peter L. Montgomery
Journal: Math. Comp. 44 (1985), 519-521
MSC: Primary 11Y16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1985-0777282-X
MathSciNet review: 777282
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Abstract: Let . We present a method for multiplying two integers (called N-residues) modulo N while avoiding division by N. N-residues are represented in a nonstandard way, so this method is useful only if several computations are done modulo one N. The addition and subtraction algorithms are unchanged.

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