Quadratic Reciprocity Checker
About Quadratic Reciprocity:
Law of Quadratic Reciprocity:
For odd prime numbers p and q:
- (p/q)(q/p) = (-1)(p-1)(q-1)/4
- Exception cases for -1 and 2 as quadratic residues
- (-1) is a quadratic residue mod p iff p ≡ 1 (mod 4)
- 2 is a quadratic residue mod p iff p ≡ ±1 (mod 8)