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Number theory Difficulty 6.2 National olympiad Prove it

22. Let m1,m2,,mkm_{1}, m_{2}, \ldots, m_{k} be pairwise relatively prime positive integers. Let M=m1m2mkM=m_{1} m_{2} \cdots m_{k} and Mj=M/mjM_{j}=M / m_{j} for j=1,2,,kj=1,2, \ldots, k. Show that
M1a1+M2a2++MkakM_{1} a_{1}+M_{2} a_{2}+\cdots+M_{k} a_{k}
runs through a complete system of residues modulo MM when a1,a2,,aka_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots, a_{k} run through complete systems of residues modulo m1,m2,,mkm_{1}, m_{2}, \ldots, m_{k}, respectively.

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