We propose two series of number-theory problems with explicitly marked out parameters related to discongruences modulo m. We find parameter constraints that provide the NP completeness for any problem of every series. For any m > 2, we prove the NP completeness of the verification problem for the consistency of a system of linear discongruences modulo m such that any discongruence contains exactly three variables, including the case where its coefficients belong to {–1, 1}. For any m > 3, we prove the NP completeness of the verification problem for the consistency of a system of linear discongruences modulo m such that any discongruence contains exactly 2 variables. If P ≠ NP, then one cannot change the term 2-discongruence for the term 1-discongruence in the statements of the proven theorems.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)18-22
Number of pages5
JournalVestnik St. Petersburg University: Mathematics
Volume49
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2016

    Research areas

  • NP-completeness, systems of linear Diophantine discongruences

    Scopus subject areas

  • Mathematics(all)

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