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NAME
jacobi - Jacobi symbol function
SYNOPSIS
jacobi(x, y)
TYPES
x integer
y integer
return 1, -1, or 0
DESCRIPTION
If y is a positive odd prime and x is an integer not divisible
by y, jacobi(x,y) returns the Legendre symbol function, usually
denoted by (x/y) as if x/y were a fraction; this has the value
1 or -1 according as x is or is not a quadratic residue modulo y.
x is a quadratic residue modulo y if for some integer u,
x = u^2 (mod y); if for all integers u, x != u^2 (mod y), x
is said to be a quadratic nonresidue modulo y.
If y is a positive odd prime and x is divisible by y, jacobi(x,y)
returns the value 1. (This differs from the zero value usually
given in number theory books for (x/y) when x and y
are not relatively prime.)
assigned to (x/y) O
If y is an odd positive integer equal to p_1 * p_2 * ... * p_k,
where the p_i are primes, not necessarily distinct, the
jacobi symbol function is given by
jacobi(x,y) = (x/p_1) * (x/p_2) * ... * (x/p_k).
where the functions on the right are Legendre symbol functions.
This is also often usually by (x/y).
If jacobi(x,y) = -1, then x is a quadratic nonresidue modulo y.
Equivalently, if x is a quadratic residue modulo y, then
jacobi(x,y) = 1.
If jacobi(x,y) = 1 and y is composite, x may be either a quadratic
residue or a quadratic nonresidue modulo y.
If y is even or negative, jacobi(x,y) as defined by calc returns
the value 0.
EXAMPLE
> print jacobi(2,3), jacobi(2,5), jacobi(2,15)
-1 -1 1
> print jacobi(80,199)
1
LIMITS
none
LIBRARY
NUMBER *qjacobi(NUMBER *x, NUMBER *y)
FLAG zjacobi(ZVALUE z1, ZVALUE z2)
SEE ALSO