I have a problem in finding the solution of the equation given in the form of:$$153^{197}=x \mod 497$$ Can anyone hep me to solve this question?
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$$153\equiv-1\pmod7\implies153^{197}\equiv(-1)^{197}\equiv-1$$
and $$153\equiv11\pmod{71},197\equiv57\pmod{\phi(71)}; 153^{197}\equiv11^{57}\pmod{71}$$
– lab bhattacharjee Apr 16 '14 at 07:04