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3 September, 22:59

A multiplicative inverse of 3 modulo 5 is any integer a such that 3 a ≡ 1 (mod 5), hence for some a ∈ Z5.

Do such inverses exist for each element of Z5? If not, which ones?

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  1. 3 September, 23:54
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    The obvious element for which it can't exist is 0 as a*0=0 independent of modulo

    all other elements have an inverse:

    1*1≡1

    2*3≡6≡1

    3*2≡6≡1

    4*4≡16≡1

    if there are more than a few numbers/guessing is inefficient it can be calculated using the extended euclidean algorithm
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