Exercise · ZW-RSA-CRYPTOSYSTEM-003 · ★☆☆ Basic
For p = 5 and q = 7, what is the value of φ(n)?
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- D. 24
Exercise · ZW-RSA-CRYPTOSYSTEM-003 · ★☆☆ Basic
Choose one option.
Since \( \varphi(n) = (p-1)(q-1) = 4 \cdot 6 = 24 \), the answer is 24, not 35.
The RSA cryptosystem is a public-key encryption method based on the difficulty of factoring the product of two large primes. It uses Euler's theorem and modular inverses to encrypt and decrypt messages.