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Course notes (chap. 1 Number Theory, chap. 2 ... - McGill University

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1.3 Solving linear congruentials<br />

A linear congruential is an expression of the form<br />

ax ⌘ b (mod n)<br />

for known a, b, n and unknown x.<br />

gcd(a, n) =1sinceinthatcasea 1<br />

x ⌘ ba 1<br />

Clearly, we can solve for x whenever<br />

(mod n) existsandthus<br />

(mod n).

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