Note that 439+584 = 1023 = 2^10-1, so -439 and 584 are congruent mod M=2^10-1. (While B, M, and N are integers, x is element of Z/MZ, so comparisons like x==B are done mod M. Any printing of numbers involving x are done mod M.)
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