def inverse_mod(k, p):
    """Returns the inverse of k modulo p.
    This function returns the only integer x such that (x * k) % p == 1.
    k must be non-zero and p must be a prime.
    """
    if k == 0:
        raise ZeroDivisionError('division by zero')

    if k < 0:
        # k ** -1 = p - (-k) ** -1  (mod p)
        return p - inverse_mod(-k, p)

    # Extended Euclidean algorithm.
    s, old_s = 0, 1
    t, old_t = 1, 0
    r, old_r = p, k

    while r != 0:
        quotient = old_r // r
        old_r, r = r, old_r - quotient * r
        old_s, s = s, old_s - quotient * s
        old_t, t = t, old_t - quotient * t

    gcd, x, y = old_r, old_s, old_t

    assert gcd == 1
    assert (k * x) % p == 1

    return x % p