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A Gallery of Groups · Easy problem

A ratchet wheel has 2424 notches numbered 00 through 2323 around its rim. Each press of the lever advances the wheel by 99 notches, wrapping past 2323 back to 00 (addition mod 2424). Starting at notch 00, after how many presses does the wheel first return to notch 00?