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
)
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.
Examples
The following two statements are functionally identical. The
bcpowmod version however, executes in
less time and can accept larger parameters.
Notes
Note:
Because this method uses the modulus operation, numbers which are not
positive integers may give unexpected results.