Exercise · ZW-COMPLETE-RESIDUE-SYSTEM-003 · ★☆☆ Basic

How many congruence classes are there modulo \(9\)?

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  • C. \(9\)

Explanation

The classes modulo \(m\) are exactly \(m\), indexed by the remainders \(0,\dots,m-1\). Counting \(m-1\) forgets the zero class.

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Review the concept: Complete residue system

A complete residue system modulo \(m\) is a set of \(m\) integers that contains exactly one representative from each congruence class modulo \(m\).

\[\{r_1,\dots,r_m\}\ \text{with}\ r_i\not\equiv r_j\ (\bmod\ m)\ \forall i\neq j\]

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