I used the extended euclidean algorithm to
"Find integers x and y such that 633x+255y=6, or explain why none exist."
And found that 6x=−58 and y=144. Now I'm stuck on the follow up question in the title. How do I proceed to answer a question like this?
Thanks
Answer
Note that 255=3×85 and that 633=3×211. As such 255z(mod633) will always be a multiple of 3. As 7 is not a multiple of 3 then there is no solution.
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