CAUCHY: Jurnal Matematika Murni dan Aplikasi
Vol 11, No 2 (2026): CAUCHY: JURNAL MATEMATIKA MURNI DAN APLIKASI

A Generalization Euclidean Algorithm Approach for Solving Multi-Variable Linear Diophantine Equations

Ikhsan Abdul Ro'uf (Universitas Negeri Malang)
Hery Susanto (Universitas Negeri Malang)
I Made Sulandra (Universitas Negeri Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Nov 2026

Abstract

Multi-variable linear Diophantine equations of the form a1x1 + a2x2 + + anxn = b, where ai, b Z, have various applications in many fields, including cryptography, chemistry, and statistics, where they can be used to determine public and private keys, balance chemical equations, and model scheduling problems, respectively. The equation has infinitely many integer solutions if gcd(a1, a2, , an) divides b. Two well-known algorithms for finding solutions are the Smith normal form and integer lattice methods. This paper presents an alternative approach for obtaining the general solution of the equation. The proposed method applies the generalized Euclidean algorithm to compute gcd(a1, a2, , an), followed by a back-substitution process through the algorithm's steps to express the greatest common divisor as a linear combination of a1, a2, , an. This linear combination is then multiplied by b/gcd(a1, a2, , an) to obtain a particular solution of the equation. Finally, the general solution is constructed from the resulting particular solution.

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Abbrev

Math

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Mathematics

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