System of linear congruence

Theorem 1: Let a, b, c, d, e, f and m be integers with m > 0 such that gcd(∆, m) =

1 , where
∆= ad − bc . Then the system of congurences

ax + by ≡ e(mod m)
cx + dy ≡ f (mod m)

Has exactly one solution modulo m with x =

∆(de − bf )(mod m) and y =
∆(af − ce)(mod m) .

Example: find the solution of the following system of linear congruence:

x + 2 y ≡ 1(mod 5)
2 x + y ≡ 1(mod 5)

Definition 1: Let A = ( aij ) and B = ( bij ) be n x k matrices with integer entries. Then A is called
congruence to B modulo m if aij ≡ bij (mod m), ∀i, j

and we write A ≡ B (mod m)

Example:

15 3   4 14   4 3
 8 12  ≡  −3 1  (mod 11) ≡  −3 1 (mod11) .
     

Definition 2: let A and A be n x n matrices of integers. If AA ≡ AA ≡ I (mod m) , then A is

called the inverse of A modulo m.

Example:

 1 3  3 4   1 0  3 4   1 3   1 0 
 2 4  1 2  ≡ 0 1  (mod 5) and 1 2   2 4  ≡ 0 1  (mod 5)
         

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 1 3  3 4 
We call that   is the inverse of 1 2  modulo 5.
2 4  

a b 
Theorem 2: Let A =   be matrix of integers with gcd(∆, m) =
1 , ∆= ad − bc , then
c d 

 d −b  a b 
A = ∆  is the inverse of matrix A =   with ∆ is the inverse of ∆(mod m) .
 −c a  c d 

Example:

3 4
A=  , and ∆= ad − bc= 15 − 8= 7 . We know that 2 is inverse of 7 modulo 13, then
2 5
 d −b   5 −4  10 −8 10 5 
A=∆  ≡ 2 ≡  ≡  (mod13) .
 −c a   −2 3   −4 6   9 6 

Note:

We can find inverse of a matrix using adjoint matrix or elementary row operation to the
matrix.

Problems:

Find solution of the following system of linear congruence:

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 FERMAT AND WILSON THEOREMS
Theorem 1: If gcd(a, m) = 1, then the least residuals modulo m for sequence :

a, 2a, 3a, …, (m-1)a is the permutation of 1, 2, 3, …, m-1.

Example 1: Given a = 4 and m = 9 and gcd(4, 9) = 1, then the least residuals modulo 9 for
sequence : 4, 2(4), 3(4), 4(4), 5(4), 6(4), 7(4), 8(4) is a permutation of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

Check that 4 ≡ 4 mod 9), 2(4) ≡ 8 (mod 9), 3(4) = 12 ≡ 3 (mod 9), 4(4) = 16 ≡ 7 (mod 9), 5(4) =
20 ≡ 2 (mod 9), 6(4) = 24 ≡ 6 (mod 9), 7(4) = 28 ≡ 1 (mod 9), 8(4) = 32 ≡ 5 (mod 9).

Theorem 2: ( Fermat Theorem) If p is prime integer and gcd (a, p) = 1, then a p −1 ≡ 1(mod p ) .

Example 2: take p = 5 and a = 9, then using Fermat theorem, 95−=

1
94 ≡ 1(mod 5) .

Theorem 3: If p is prime integer , then a p ≡ a (mod p ) for every integer a.

Example 3: Take p = 5 and a = 20, then 205 ≡ 20(mod 5) .

The converse of theorem 3 is

If a p ≡ a (mod p ) for an integer a, then p is not prime integer.

Example 4: Is integer 117 prime?

Check: take a = 2, then 2117 = 27.16+5 and =

27 128 ≡ 11(mod117) ,
27.16+5 (11)16 25 mod(117) ≡ 44(mod117) ≡ 2(mod117) , so 117 is not prime.
2117 =≡

Theorem 4: If p and q are difference prime integers such that a p ≡ a (mod q ) and
a q ≡ a (mod p ) , then a pq ≡ a (mod pq ) .

Example 5: Find the remainder if 2340 is divided by 341?

Answer: 341 = 11.31, take p = 11 and q = 31

2=
10
= 31.33 + 1 ≡ 1(mod 31) , then 211 ≡ 2(mod 31)
1024

2=
10
231 210.3+1 ≡ 2(mod11) .
= 11.93 + 1 ≡ 1(mod11) , then=
1024

Using Theorem 4: 2341 ≡ 211(31) ≡ 2(mod11.31) =

2(mod 341)

Because gcd (2, 341) = 1, then 2340 ≡ 1(mod 341) so the remainder if 2340 is divided by 341 is 1.

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Theorem 5: If p is prime integer, then the congruence x 2 ≡ 1(mod p ) has exactly two solutions
that are 1 and p-1.

Example 6: The solution of x 2 ≡ 1(mod 11) are 1 and 10.

Theorem 6: If p is odd prime integer and a −1 is solution of ax ≡ 1(mod p ) with a = 1, 2, …, p-1,

then

(i). If a ≡ b(mod p ) , then a −1 ≡ b −1 (mod p ) .

(ii). If a = 1 or a = p-1 then a −1 ≡ a (mod p ) .

Example 7: Take p= 7, then using Theorem 6, 1−1 = 1 , 2−1 = 4 , 3−1 = 5 , 4−1 = 2 , 5−1 = 3 , 6−1 = 6 .

We know that (i). If a ≡ b(mod 7) , then a −1 ≡ b −1 (mod 7) .

(ii). If a = 1 or a = p-1 = 6, then a −1 ≡ a (mod 7) .

Theorem 7 ( Wilson Theorem): If p is prime integer, then ( p − 1)! ≡ −1(mod p ) .

Example 8: 10! ≡ −1(mod11) .

Converse of Theorem 7 is true:

If ( p − 1)! ≡ −1(mod p ) , then p is prime integer.

Theorem 8: p is prime integer if and only if ( p − 1)! ≡ −1(mod p ) .

Theorem 9: If p is odd prime integer, then the congruence x 2 + 1 ≡ 0(mod p ) has solution if and
only if p ≡ 1(mod 4) .

If p is odd prime integer and the congruence x 2 + 1 ≡ 0(mod p ) has solution , then the solutions
 p −1    p −1  
is   ! (mod p) and  p −  2  ! (mod p ) .
 2    

Example 9: Does the congruence x 2 + 1 ≡ 0(mod17) have solution?

Answer: because 17 ≡ 1(mod 4) , then the congruence has solution and the solutions are
 17 − 1 
  ! = 8! = 13 (mod 17) and 17-13 = 4 (mod 17).
 2 

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Discussions:

1. Find the remainder if 314159 is divided by 7.

2. Find the remainder if 314162 is divided by 163.

3. Determine the last two digits of 7355 .

4. If gcd(a, 35) = 1, show that a12 ≡ 1(mod 35) .

5. Show that a 21 ≡ a (mod15) for every integer a.

6. Find the remainder if 15! Is divided by 17.

7. Prove that 2( p − 3)!+ 1 ≡ 0(mod p ) for every prime integer p ≥ 5 .

8. Find the remainder if 2(26!) is divided by 29.

9. If p is odd prime, then 2 p (22 p −1 − 2) .

10. Find the solution of x 2 ≡ −1(mod 29) .

11. If a and b are integers that are not divisible by prime p, prove that if a p ≡ b p (mod p ) , then
a ≡ b(mod p ) .

12. Prove that if p is odd prime, then 1p −1 + 2 p −1 + ... + ( p − 1) p −1 ≡ −1(mod p ) .

13. Using problem 12, find the remainder if 16 + 26 + 36 + 46 + 56 + 66 is divided by 7.