Solved on Mar 27, 2024

Solve the modular linear equation 19x4(mod141)19x \equiv 4 \pmod{141} for xx.

STEP 1

1. The expression 19x4mod(141)19 x \equiv 4 \bmod (141) is a linear congruence, which means we are looking for all integers xx such that when 19x19x is divided by 141141, the remainder is 44.
2. The linear congruence has a solution if and only if the greatest common divisor (gcd) of 1919 and 141141 divides 44.
3. The solution can be found using the Euclidean algorithm to find the modular inverse of 1919 modulo 141141.

STEP 2

1. Verify that the linear congruence has a solution by checking if the gcd of 1919 and 141141 divides 44.
2. Use the Euclidean algorithm to find the gcd of 1919 and 141141.
3. Use the Extended Euclidean algorithm to find the modular inverse of 1919 modulo 141141.
4. Multiply the modular inverse by 44 to find the solution to the congruence.

STEP 3

Check if the gcd of 1919 and 141141 divides 44.
gcd(19,141)4 \text{gcd}(19, 141) \,|\, 4

STEP 4

Use the Euclidean algorithm to find the gcd of 1919 and 141141.
gcd(19,141) \text{gcd}(19, 141)

STEP 5

Perform the Euclidean algorithm step by step.
141=197+8 141 = 19 \cdot 7 + 8 19=82+3 19 = 8 \cdot 2 + 3 8=32+2 8 = 3 \cdot 2 + 2 3=21+1 3 = 2 \cdot 1 + 1 2=12+0 2 = 1 \cdot 2 + 0

STEP 6

Identify the last non-zero remainder to find the gcd.
gcd(19,141)=1 \text{gcd}(19, 141) = 1

STEP 7

Since the gcd of 1919 and 141141 is 11, and 11 divides 44, the linear congruence has a solution.

STEP 8

Use the Extended Euclidean algorithm to find the modular inverse of 1919 modulo 141141.
19x1mod(141) 19x \equiv 1 \bmod (141)

STEP 9

Work backwards from the Euclidean algorithm to express the gcd as a linear combination of 1919 and 141141.
1=321 1 = 3 - 2 \cdot 1 1=3(832)1 1 = 3 - (8 - 3 \cdot 2) \cdot 1 1=3381 1 = 3 \cdot 3 - 8 \cdot 1 1=(1982)381 1 = (19 - 8 \cdot 2) \cdot 3 - 8 \cdot 1 1=19387 1 = 19 \cdot 3 - 8 \cdot 7 1=193(141197)1 1 = 19 \cdot 3 - (141 - 19 \cdot 7) \cdot 1 1=19101411 1 = 19 \cdot 10 - 141 \cdot 1

STEP 10

Identify the coefficient of 1919 as the modular inverse of 1919 modulo 141141.
19101mod(141) 19 \cdot 10 \equiv 1 \bmod (141)

STEP 11

Multiply the modular inverse by 44 to find the solution to the congruence.
x104mod(141) x \equiv 10 \cdot 4 \bmod (141)

STEP 12

Calculate the product and reduce modulo 141141 if necessary.
x40mod(141) x \equiv 40 \bmod (141)
The solution to the congruence 19x4mod(141)19 x \equiv 4 \bmod (141) is x40mod(141)x \equiv 40 \bmod (141).

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