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 $255=3\times85$ and that $633=3\times211$. As such $255z\pmod{633}$ will always be a multiple of $3$. As $7$ is not a multiple of $3$ then there is no solution.
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