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Solve the Exponent — Solution & Editorial

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Baby-step giant-step: write x = in − j with n = ⌈√M⌉. Tabulate Aj for the baby steps, then multiply B by A−n repeatedly for the giant steps, matching against the table.

Complexity: O(√M)

Watch out: Store the FIRST (smallest) j per residue so ties yield the minimum x, and verify matches to reject false positives from the table.