+ Bignum t, q;
+
+ if (bignum_cmp(b, Zero) == 0) {
+ /*
+ * Found a common factor between the inputs, so we cannot
+ * return a modular inverse at all.
+ */
+ freebn(b);
+ freebn(a);
+ freebn(xp);
+ freebn(x);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ t = newbn(b[0]);
+ q = newbn(a[0]);