Modulo Addition is Closed/Integers
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Theorem
Let $m \in \Z$ be an integer.
Then addition modulo $m$ on the set of integers modulo $m$ is closed:
- $\forall \eqclass x m, \eqclass y m \in \Z_m: \eqclass x m +_m \eqclass y m \in \Z_m$.
Proof
From the definition of addition modulo $m$, we have:
- $\eqclass x m +_m \eqclass y m = \eqclass {x + y} m$
By the Division Theorem:
- $x + y = q m + r$ where $0 \le r < m$
Therefore for all $0 \le r < m$:
- $\eqclass {x + y} m = \eqclass r m$.
Therefore from the definition of integers modulo $m$:
- $\eqclass {x + y} m \in \Z_m$
$\blacksquare$
Also see
Sources
- 1968: Ian D. Macdonald: The Theory of Groups ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 1$: Some examples of groups: Example $1.10$
- 1978: Thomas A. Whitelaw: An Introduction to Abstract Algebra ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 19.1$: Properties of $\Z_m$ as an algebraic system