2x + 2 = 3 (mod 4)

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on Jan 12, 2025 at 10:49 am



You asked:

Solve the linear congruence $2 x + 2 \equiv 3 \pmod{4}$.

MathBot Answer:

There is no solution for $x$ in the congruence relation $2 x + 2 \equiv 3 \pmod{4}$.


Collect like terms, with constants on one side, and variables on the other: $2 x \equiv 1 \pmod{4}$.


For a linear congruence of the form $a x \equiv b \pmod{n}$, there are zero solutions for $x$ if $\operatorname{gcd}\left(a,n\right)$ does not divide $b$.
$\operatorname{gcd}\left(2, 4\right) = 2$, which does not divide $1$.
Therefore, no value of $x$ is a solution for $2 x \equiv 1 \pmod{4}$.