What Is the Shared Key If Alice and Bob Use

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Short Answer

What is the shared key if Alice and Bob use the Diffie-Hellman key exchange protocol with the prime p = 431, the primitive root a = 79 of p = 431, with Alice choosing the secret integer k₁ = 236 and Bob choosing the secret integer k₂ = 334?

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