Make mul_rem() primitive constant-time
#625
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As mentioned in #511,
mul_rem()is currently variable-time ind, which makesmul_mod_special()variable-time inc. This PR makesmul_rem()constant-time with no loss of performance.Since
mul_modnow uses thediv_limbfunctionality, it was moved there.Also added
NonZero::<Limb>::new_unwrap().