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The following proposition generalizes the previous proposition, which proves to be a special case of the following one with $\gcd(c,m)=1.$

Proposition: Cancellation of Congruences with General Factor

Let the $a,b,c$ be integers, and $m > 1$ be a positive integer and let $d=\gcd(c,m)$ be the greatest common divisor of $c$ and $m$. Then, from the equaility of the congruences $$(ac)(m)\equiv (bc)(m)$$ it follows that $$a\left(\frac md\right)\equiv b\left(\frac md\right).$$

Example

$3\cdot 2(8)\equiv 7\cdot 2(8)\Longrightarrow 3(4)\equiv 7(4).$

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