Linear diophantine equation

Solve the following diophantine equation: $539x+315y=91$

Developing the algorithm of Euclides we find that:

  • $hcf(539,315)=7$ (which divides $91$, and therefore the equation has a solution).
  • $s_5=-7$
  • $t_5=12$

Therefore, the solutions to the equation are: $$x=\dfrac{c}{hcf(a,b)}s_5+\dfrac{b}{hcf(a,b)}k=\dfrac{91}{7}(-7)+\dfrac{315}{7}k=-91+45k$$ $$y=\dfrac{c}{hcf(a,b)}t_5+\dfrac{a}{hcf(a,b)}k=\dfrac{91}{7}(12)+\dfrac{539}{7}k=156+77k$$ for any integer $k$.

$x=-91+45k; \ \ $ $y=156+77k$

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