1 | 1. x:  2. y:  3. n:    4. x = (x n) n+(x rem n) 5. |x rem n| < |n| 6. (x rem n) < 0  x < 0 7. (x rem n) > 0  x > 0 8. y = (y n) n+(y rem n) 9. |y rem n| < |n| 10. (y rem n) < 0  y < 0 11. (y rem n) > 0  y > 0 12. (x rem n) (y rem n) = (((x rem n) (y rem n)) n) n+(((x rem n) (y rem n)) rem n) 13. |((x rem n) (y rem n)) rem n| < |n| 14. (((x rem n) (y rem n)) rem n) < 0  (x rem n) (y rem n) < 0 15. (((x rem n) (y rem n)) rem n) > 0  (x rem n) (y rem n) > 0 ((x y) rem n) = (((x rem n) (y rem n)) rem n) | 4 steps |