You can do something like this: ( n* alpha) * ( m*alpha) *p
where 0<alpha<1 which maps product onto (0,1) interval. You can use golden ration instead. On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 9:45 PM, Aamir Khan <ak4u2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 9:04 PM, Mad Coder <imamadco...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Can anyone explain why ((n%p)*(m%p))%p will give wrong answer ? >> >> Lets say, n = 10^15 , m = 10^15 and p = 10^18 > > So, > n%p = 10^15 > m%p = 10^15 > > And the intermediate result (n%p)*(m%p) will overflow the long long range. > >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Aamir Khan | 3rd Year | Computer Science & Engineering | IIT Roorkee > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > -- Mohit -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.