256 = 16 \* 16 255 = 256 - 1 = 16 \* 16 - 1 = 15 \* 17 | Hacker News

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pavpanchekha on July 15, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Building a Curve25519 Hardware Accelerator

256 = 16 * 16

255 = 256 - 1 = 16 * 16 - 1 = 15 * 17

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