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Problem 789


Problem 789


Minimal pairing modulo $p$

Given an odd prime $p$, put the numbers $1, \ldots, p-1$ into $\frac{p-1}{2}$ pairs such that each number appears exactly once. Each pair $(a,b)$ has a cost of $ab \bmod p$. For example, if $p=5$ the pair $(3,4)$ has a cost of $12 \bmod 5 = 2$.

The total cost of a pairing is the sum of the costs of its pairs. We say that such pairing is optimal if its total cost is minimal for that $p$.

For example, if $p = 5$, then there is a unique optimal pairing: $(1, 2), (3, 4)$, with total cost of $2 + 2 = 4$.

The cost product of a pairing is the product of the costs of its pairs. For example, the cost product of the optimal pairing for $p = 5$ is $2 \cdot 2 = 4$.

It turns out that all optimal pairings for $p = 2\ 000\ 000\ 011$ have the same cost product.

Find the value of this product.


模$p$余数的最优配对

对于给定的奇质数$p$,将整数$1, \ldots, p-1$分成$\frac{p-1}{2}$对并保证每个整数只出现一次。每一对$(a,b)$的成本为$ab \bmod p$。例如,若$p=5$,那么整数对$(3,4)$的成本为$12 \bmod 5 = 2$。

一组配对的总成本是其中每一整数对的成本之和。对于$p$,我们称总成本最小的配对为最优配对。

例如,若$p = 5$,存在唯一的最优配对$(1, 2), (3, 4)$,其总成本为$2 + 2 = 4$。

一组配对的成本积是其中每一整数对的成本的乘积。例如,上述$p=5$的最优配对的成本积是$2 \cdot 2 = 4$。

已知$p = 2\ 000\ 000\ 011$的所有最优配对都有相同的成本积。

求该成本积的值。