Find all solutions for modulo equation

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Given $(133x \equiv 107) \pmod{91} , x \in N $

My first attempt was to do:

$133x - 91z \equiv 16 \pmod{91}$
$133x - (91z + 16) \equiv 0 \pmod{91}$
$133x - 16 \equiv 0 \pmod{91}$

From there on I do not know how to continue. Am I on the write way?

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No such solution exists. This is because if we would have one such $x \in \Bbb Z$ such that $133x \equiv 107 \pmod {91}$, we would have a $k \in \Bbb Z$ such that $133x - 107=91k \iff 7(19x-13k)=107.$ This is not possible since $7 \nmid 107.$

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$ax\equiv b(\operatorname{mod} m)$ will have a solution iff gcd$(a,m)|b$

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$A \equiv B \pmod C \implies \gcd(A,C)|B$

Therefore, $133x \equiv 107 \pmod {91} \implies \gcd(133x,91)|107 \implies 7|107$

Since $7$ does not divide $107$, no $x \in N$ exists such that $133x \equiv 107 \pmod {91}$