Exercise · ZW-COMPLETE-RESIDUE-SYSTEM-007 · ★★☆ Intermediate

If \(\{1,2,3,4,5,6\}\) is complete modulo \(6\), which of these sets is also complete modulo \(6\)?

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  • C. \(\{2,3,4,5,6,7\}\)

Explanation

The set \(\{2,3,4,5,6,7\}\) has remainders \(2,3,4,5,0,1\), all distinct. The others repeat classes: \(11\equiv5\), \(6\equiv0\), or the even numbers repeat.

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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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