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KroneckerSymbol    --    Kronecker symbol of R mod M


Syntax 
KroneckerSymbol(R: INT, M: INT): INT

Description
This function returns the kronecker symbol of R modulo M. If M is prime then this value is 0 when R is divisible by M, and otherwise is 1 when R is a square modulo M (i.e. a quadratic reside), and -1 when it is not a square.

Example 
/**/  KroneckerSymbol(1,3);
1
/**/  KroneckerSymbol(-1,7);
-1

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