I'm trying to understand how to compute the generator of a finite field.
$\alpha \in GF(q)$
so for example if I was working with $GF(2^8)$
I think I would need to find
$\alpha ^ {256-1} \equiv 1 (\mod 256)$
How do I calculate that?
2025-01-13 08:04:28.1736755468
Calculating the generator of a Finite Field
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