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Which among the following values:17, 20, 38, and 50, does not have primitive roots in the group G = ?(a) 17(b) 20(c) 38(d) 50I got this question in an interview.I'm obligated to ask this question of Number Theory in portion More Number Theory of Cryptograph & Network Security

Answer» RIGHT option is (b) 20

To explain: The group G = has primitive roots only if N is 2, 4, PT, or 2pt

‘p’ is an odd prime and‘t’ is an integer.

G = has primitive roots, 17 is a prime.

G = has no primitive roots.

G = has primitive roots, 38 = 2 × 19 prime.

G = has primitive roots, 50 = 2 × 52 and 5 is a prime.


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