Exercise · ZW-COMPLETE-RESIDUE-SYSTEM-005 · ★☆☆ Basic

Which of these integers belongs to the class of \(2\) modulo \(6\)?

Choose one option.

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  • A. \(14\)

Explanation

Since \(14=6\cdot2+2\), its remainder is \(2\). The others have remainders \(3\), \(4\) and \(3\) respectively.

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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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