$c \in \mathbb{N}$, so that $c \cdot 11 = 23 \mod 103$

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How can one find $c \in \mathbb{N}$, so that $c \cdot 11 = 23 \mod 103$?

I know that $a \cdot b \mod n = (a \mod n \cdot b \mod n) \mod n$.

Furthermore, Fermat's little theorem says that for all prime $p$ and if $p$ does not divide $a$

$a^{p-1} \equiv 1 \pmod p$

And I know that here all numbers $11, 23, \text { and } 103$ are prime numbers.

That still doesn't help me though...

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Fermat's little theorem provides a solution:

$$ c \cdot 11 \equiv 23 \bmod 103 \implies c \equiv c \cdot 11^{102} \equiv 23 \cdot 11^{101} \bmod 103 $$

Thus, $c = 23 \cdot 11^{101}$ works. It is not the smallest solution, but the question does not ask for that...

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By Gauss's algorithm $\!\bmod 103\!:\, \ c\equiv \dfrac{23}{11}\equiv \dfrac{9\cdot 23}{9\cdot 11}\equiv\dfrac{1}{-4}\equiv \dfrac{104}{-4}\equiv -26\equiv 77$