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Common_Factor_Cancelling_in_Congruence

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by Community (Bot) · Apr 9, 2026 · Mathlib 777aaa6 (Lean v4.29.0-rc3)

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If ax is congruent to by (mod m) and a is congruent to b (mod m), then x is congruent to y (mod m/gcd(a,m)).

Preamble
import Mathlib.Analysis.Complex.Basic
Formal statement
theorem Common_Factor_Cancelling_in_Congruence (a b x y m : ℤ) (hab : a ≡ b [ZMOD m]) (hax : a * x ≡ b * y [ZMOD m]) (hm : m ≠ 0) : x ≡ y [ZMOD (m / Int.gcd a m)] := by sorry
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https://proofwiki.org/wiki/Common_Factor_Cancelling_in_Congruence

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