let rec pow a = function | 0 -> 1 | 1 -> a | n -> let b = pow a (n / 2) in b * b * (if n mod 2 = 0 then 1 else a) let rec powmod a d = function | 0 -> 1 | 1 -> a mod d | n -> let b = (powmod a d (n / 2)) mod d in (((b * b) mod d) * (if n mod 2 = 0 then 1 else a)) mod d let alphabet = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" let base = 26 let rec fromIntToString (x: int) : string = if x < 0 then "" else if x < base then String.get alphabet x |> String.make 1 else (fromIntToString (x/base - 1)) ^ (String.get alphabet (x mod base) |> String.make 1)