fforder

Function: fforder
Section: number_theoretical
C-Name: fforder
Prototype: GDG
Help: fforder(x,{o}): multiplicative order of the finite field element x.
 Optional o represents a multiple of the order of the element.
Doc: multiplicative order of the finite field element $x$.  If $o$ is
 present, it represents a multiple of the order of the element,
 see \secref{se:DLfun}; the preferred format for
 this parameter is \kbd{[N, factor(N)]}, where \kbd{N} is the cardinality
 of the multiplicative group of the underlying finite field.
 \bprog
 ? t = ffgen(ffinit(nextprime(10^8), 5));
 ? g = ffprimroot(t, &o);  \\@com o will be useful!
 ? fforder(g^1000000, o)
 time = 0 ms.
 %5 = 5000001750000245000017150000600250008403
 ? fforder(g^1000000)
 time = 16 ms. \\@com noticeably slower, same result of course
 %6 = 5000001750000245000017150000600250008403
 @eprog