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Problem
What is the smallest positive multiple of that is more than a multiple of ?
Solution
Let be the multiple we seek. Thus Multiplying both sides of this equation by , then reducing modulo , gives: Multiplying both sides by , then reducing again, gives: All of these steps are reversible, so is the unique solution to the original congruence. The smallest positive solution is , giving . (Indeed, we can check that .)
Final answer
805