 Complementary RSA fixed points (source code)

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= Complementary RSA fixed points
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An RSA fixed point satisfies $m^e\equiv m\pmod N$. Since every valid public exponent $e$ is odd, $(-m)^e\equiv-m^e\equiv-m\pmod N$; therefore $N-m$ is a fixed point whenever $m$ is.

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