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modular arithmetic problem puzzle
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Nov 23 '18 at 13:56
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If you have:
$N\equiv 2\mod 3 ,\: N\equiv 3 \mod 4 , \: N\equiv 4 \mod 5 $
What is N?
modular-arithmetic
edited Nov 23 '18 at 14:36
Yadati Kiran
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asked Nov 23 '18 at 13:56
Papa
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Maybe you can look into this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_remainder_theorem
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Matti P.
Nov 23 '18 at 13:58
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It helps to note that $N+1$ is divisible by $3,4,5$.
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lulu
Nov 23 '18 at 14:01
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I'm for $N=433877219$.
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Nov 23 '18 at 14:04
@lulu you re the guy I am looking for :D
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Papa
Nov 23 '18 at 14:09
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Perhaps $N=60a-1$?
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Larry
Nov 23 '18 at 14:16
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