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The problem asks to find the smallest positive value of \( n \) such that:

\[
3n \equiv 1 \ (\text{mod} \ 5), \ 3n \equiv 1 \ (\text{mod} \ 7), \ldots, \ 3n \equiv 1 \ (\text{mod} \ 13)
\]

This is a system of congruences where each congruence is of the form \( 3n \equiv 1 \ (\text{mod} \ p) \), for \( p = 5, 7, 11, 13 \), etc., which are consecutive primes starting at 5.

### Method
We can solve this system using the Chinese Remainder Theorem (CRT) or by solving each individual congruence modulo the primes involved and then finding the smallest \( n \) that satisfies all the conditions.

#### Step 1: Solving each congruence
For each modulus, we solve the congruence \( 3n \equiv 1 \ (\text{mod} \ p) \), which is equivalent to finding the multiplicative inverse of 3 modulo \( p \).

- For \( 3n \equiv 1 \ (\text{mod} \ 5) \), the inverse of 3 mod 5 is 2, so \( n \equiv 2 \ (\text{mod} \ 5) \).
- For \( 3n \equiv 1 \ (\text{mod} \ 7) \), the inverse of 3 mod 7 is 5, so \( n \equiv 5 \ (\text{mod} \ 7) \).
- For \( 3n \equiv 1 \ (\text{mod} \ 11) \), the inverse of 3 mod 11 is 4, so \( n \equiv 4 \ (\text{mod} \ 11) \).
- For \( 3n \equiv 1 \ (\text{mod} \ 13) \), the inverse of 3 mod 13 is 9, so \( n \equiv 9 \ (\text{mod} \ 13) \).

#### Step 2: Apply Chinese Remainder Theorem
Now we solve the system of congruences:

\[
n \equiv 2 \ (\text{mod} \ 5)
\]
\[
n \equiv 5 \ (\text{mod} \ 7)
\]
\[
n \equiv 4 \ (\text{mod} \ 11)
\]
\[
n \equiv 9 \ (\text{mod} \ 13)
\]

We will now compute the smallest \( n \) that satisfies all these conditions. 

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Let n be an integer such that 3n ≡ 1 (mod 5), 3n ≡ 1 (mod 7), ..., 3n ≡ 1 (mod 13). What is the smallest positive value of n satisfying the conditions above?

Find the smallest positive value of n such that 3n ≡ 1 (mod 5), 3n ≡ 1 (mod 7), ..., 3n ≡ 1 (mod 13). This detailed solution applies the Chinese Remainder Theorem and explores modular arithmetic concepts.

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