<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Everus Lainus: Solving An Introduction to The Theory of Numbers ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solving Problems from An Introduction to The Theory of Numbers (Fifth Edition) by Ivan Niven, Herbert S. Zuckerman, Hugh L. 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Lainus]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[everus@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[everus@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Everus Lainus]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Divisibility Problems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Section 2.1]]></description><link>https://everus.substack.com/p/divisibility-problems-d4d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://everus.substack.com/p/divisibility-problems-d4d</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Everus Lainus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:44:30 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Section 2.1</strong></p><p><strong>Problem 2:</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Solution:</strong></p><p><strong>First we find the greatest common divisor of 1819 and 3587 using euclidean algorithm</strong></p><p>3587 = 1819 (1) + 1768</p><p>1819 = 1768 (1) + 51</p><p>1768 = 51 (34) + 34</p><p>51 = 34 (1) + 17</p><p>34 = 17 (2) + 0</p><p>=&gt; <strong>greatest common divisor of 1819 and 3587 is 17</strong></p><p><strong>Now we find the values of x and y from 1819 x + 3587 y = g.</strong></p><p><strong>choose x = 0 and y = 1</strong></p><p><strong>1819 (0) + 3587 (1) =  3587  &#8594; equation 1.</strong></p><p><strong>choose x = 1 and y = 0</strong></p><p><strong>1819 (1) + 3587 (0) =  1819 &#8594; equation 2</strong></p><p><strong>multiply with the first quotient from the steps of euclidean algorithm to equation 2 and subtract it from equation 1. r_0 = 1</strong></p><p><strong>1819 (-1) + 3587 (1) =  1768 &#8594; equation 3</strong></p><p><strong>multiply r_1 = 1 to equation 3 and subract it from equation 2</strong></p><p><strong>1819 (2) + 3587 (-1) = 51 &#8594; equation 4</strong></p><p><strong>multiply r_2 = 34 to equation 4 and subract it from equation 3</strong></p><p><strong>1819 (-69) + 3587 (35) =  34 &#8594; equation 5</strong></p><p><strong>multiply r_3 = 1 to equation 5 and subract it from equation 4</strong></p><p><strong>1819 (71) + 3587 (-36) =  17 </strong></p><p><strong>=&gt; x = 71 and y = -36.</strong></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://everus.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! 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Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XM3l!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff965c332-e814-4103-8750-14e8e23e337d_1280x221.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XM3l!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff965c332-e814-4103-8750-14e8e23e337d_1280x221.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XM3l!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff965c332-e814-4103-8750-14e8e23e337d_1280x221.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XM3l!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff965c332-e814-4103-8750-14e8e23e337d_1280x221.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XM3l!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff965c332-e814-4103-8750-14e8e23e337d_1280x221.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XM3l!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff965c332-e814-4103-8750-14e8e23e337d_1280x221.jpeg" width="1280" height="221" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f965c332-e814-4103-8750-14e8e23e337d_1280x221.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:221,&quot;width&quot;:1280,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:40734,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://everus.substack.com/i/201602052?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff965c332-e814-4103-8750-14e8e23e337d_1280x221.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XM3l!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff965c332-e814-4103-8750-14e8e23e337d_1280x221.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XM3l!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff965c332-e814-4103-8750-14e8e23e337d_1280x221.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XM3l!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff965c332-e814-4103-8750-14e8e23e337d_1280x221.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XM3l!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff965c332-e814-4103-8750-14e8e23e337d_1280x221.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Solution:</strong></p><p><strong>We use Euclidean Algorithm,</strong></p><p><strong>a. (7469, 2464) = ?</strong></p><p><strong>7469 = 2464 (3) + 77 </strong></p><p><strong>2464 = 77(32) + 0</strong></p><p><strong>=&gt; g.c.d of 7469 and 2464 is 32</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>b. (2689, 4001) = ?</strong></p><p><strong>4001 = 2689 (1) + 1312</strong></p><p><strong>2689 = 1312 (2) + 65</strong></p><p><strong>1312 = 64 (20) + 12</strong></p><p><strong>64 = 12 (5) + 5</strong></p><p><strong>12 = 5(2) + 2</strong></p><p><strong>5 = 2 (2) + 1</strong></p><p><strong>2 = 1 (2) + 0</strong></p><p><strong>=&gt; g.c.d of 7469 and 2464 is 1</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>c. (2947, 3997) = ?</strong></p><p><strong>3997 = 2947(1) + 1050</strong></p><p><strong>2947 = 1050 (2) + 847</strong></p><p><strong>1050 = 847 (1) + 203</strong></p><p><strong>847 = 203 (2) + 35</strong></p><p><strong>203 = 35 (5) + 28</strong></p><p><strong>35 = 28 (1) + 7</strong></p><p><strong>28 = 7 (4) + 0</strong></p><p><strong>=&gt; g.c.d of  2947 and  3997 is  7</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>d. (1109, 4999) = ?</strong></p><p><strong>4999 = 1109 (4) + 563</strong></p><p><strong>1109 = 563 (1) + 546</strong></p><p><strong>563 = 546 (1) + 17</strong></p><p><strong>546 = 17 (20) + 6</strong></p><p><strong>17 = 6 (2) + 5</strong></p><p><strong>6 = 5 (1) + 1</strong></p><p><strong>5 = 1(5) + 0</strong></p><p><strong>=&gt; g.c.d of 1109 and 4999 is 1</strong></p><p></p><div><hr></div><p></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://everus.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! 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