Number theoryDifficulty 6.3National olympiadProve it
10. Show that the solutions to the simultaneous system of congruences xxx≡a1(modm1)≡a2(modm2)≡ar(modmr) where the mj are pairwise relatively prime, are given by x≡a1M1ϕ(m1)+a2M2ϕ(m2)+⋯+arMrϕ(m)(modM) where M=m1m2⋯mr and Mj=M/mj for j=1,2,…,r.
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