Let m be fixed positive integer. Then an integers a is congruent to an integer b modulo m, if: ab|m m/a-b m)b-a both mla-b and m|b-a

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Let m be fixed positive integer. Then an integers a is congruent to an integer b modulo m, if:
a-b|m
ma-b
m)b-a
both mla-b and
m|b-a
Transcribed Image Text:Let m be fixed positive integer. Then an integers a is congruent to an integer b modulo m, if: a-b|m ma-b m)b-a both mla-b and m|b-a
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