bcpowmod

Raise an arbitrary precision number to another, reduced by a specified modulus

Description

string bcpowmod(
    string $num,
    string $exponent,
    string $modulus,
    intnull $scale = null
)

Use the fast-exponentiation method to raise num to the power exponent with respect to the modulus modulus.

Parameters

num

The base, as an integral string (i.e. the scale has to be zero).

exponent

The exponent, as an non-negative, integral string (i.e. the scale has to be zero).

modulus

The modulus, as an integral string (i.e. the scale has to be zero).

scale

This optional parameter is used to set the number of digits after the decimal place in the result. If omitted, it will default to the scale set globally with the bcscale function, or fallback to 0 if this has not been set.

Return Values

Returns the result as a string, or false if modulus is 0 or exponent is negative.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 scale is now nullable.

Examples

The following two statements are functionally identical. The bcpowmod version however, executes in less time and can accept larger parameters.

<?php
$a = bcpowmod($x, $y, $mod);

$b = bcmod(bcpow($x, $y), $mod);

// $a and $b are equal to each other.

?>

Notes

Note:

Because this method uses the modulus operation, numbers which are not positive integers may give unexpected results.

See Also

  • bcpow
  • bcmod