Theorem (Bézout's identity)
Consider non-zero integers
and with . Then . Moreover the set is exactly the set of all multiples of .
The proof revolves around applying the Euclidean algorithm backwards.
Theorem (Bézout's identity)
Consider non-zero integers
and with . Then . Moreover the set is exactly the set of all multiples of .
The proof revolves around applying the Euclidean algorithm backwards.