Congruence Modulo Integer/Examples/8 not equiv 3 mod 2

Example of Non-Congruence Modulo an Integer

 * $8 \not \equiv 3 \pmod 2$

Proof
By definition of congruence:
 * $x \equiv y \pmod n$ $x - y = k n$

for some $k \in \Z$.

We have:
 * $8 - 3 = 5 = 2 \times 2 + 1 = 2 \cdotp 5 \times 2$

and so $8 - 3$ is not of the form $k \times 2$ for some $k \in \Z$.

Thus:
 * $8 \not \equiv 2 \pmod 2$