Understanding Primitive Roots: Method 2

This video explains the concept of primitive roots and demonstrates how to determine if a number (alpha) is a primitive root for a small modulus. Additionally, it mentions alternative methods for further exploration.

Understanding Primitive Roots: Method 2
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14.1K views • Oct 22, 2014
Understanding Primitive Roots: Method 2

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This video describes what a primitive roots is. Also, how to test if a number (alpha) is primitive for a low/small modulus.

Also note that there is a more efficient way of testing for a primitive root (if p-1 is easily factorable), which is discussed in part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-N8oQmeXwU

Questions? Feel free to post them in the comments and I'll do my best to answer!

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