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Repeated Operations

(Take mod at each step)

When you perform many additions or multiplications, take mod after each operation. This keeps intermediate results small and prevents overflow.

Example: Compute (a + b + c) mod m. Do ((a + b) mod m + c) mod m. Or compute (a × b × c) mod m as ((a × b) mod m × c) mod m.

The modular properties guarantee the final answer is correct.