Journal of Integer Sequences, Vol. 29 (2026), Article 26.2.4

On the Number of Regular Integers Modulo n and Its Significance for Cryptography


Klaus Dohmen and Mandy Lange-Geisler
Fachgruppe Mathematik
Hochschule Mittweida
Technikumplatz 17
09648 Mittweida
Germany

Abstract:

We present four combinatorial proofs of Morgado's formula for the number ϱ(n) of non-congruent regular integers modulo n, corresponding to sequence A055653 in the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS), where an integer m is said to be regular modulo n if the congruence m2 xm (mod n) has a solution xZ. To illustrate the significance of the sequence and Morgado's formula, we relate them to a recent multi-prime, multi-power generalization of the RSA cryptosystem.


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(Concerned with sequence A055653.)


Received October 9 2025; revised versions received March 13 2026; March 18 2026. Published in Journal of Integer Sequences, April 21 2026.


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