diff --git a/src/data/int/basic.lean b/src/data/int/basic.lean
index 28b89d641bdc3..aebd7b6aeaf40 100644
--- a/src/data/int/basic.lean
+++ b/src/data/int/basic.lean
@@ -527,6 +527,14 @@ theorem mod_eq_zero_of_dvd : ∀ {a b : ℤ}, a ∣ b → b % a = 0
 theorem dvd_iff_mod_eq_zero (a b : ℤ) : a ∣ b ↔ b % a = 0 :=
 ⟨mod_eq_zero_of_dvd, dvd_of_mod_eq_zero⟩
 
+/-- If `a % b = c` then `b` divides `a - c`. -/
+lemma dvd_sub_of_mod_eq {a b c : ℤ} (h : a % b = c) : b ∣ a - c :=
+begin
+  have hx : a % b % b = c % b, { rw h },
+  rw [mod_mod, ←mod_sub_cancel_right c, sub_self, zero_mod] at hx,
+  exact dvd_of_mod_eq_zero hx
+end
+
 theorem nat_abs_dvd {a b : ℤ} : (a.nat_abs : ℤ) ∣ b ↔ a ∣ b :=
 (nat_abs_eq a).elim (λ e, by rw ← e) (λ e, by rw [← neg_dvd_iff_dvd, ← e])
 
@@ -734,6 +742,23 @@ begin
   repeat {assumption}
 end
 
+/-- If an integer with larger absolute value divides an integer, it is
+zero. -/
+lemma eq_zero_of_dvd_of_nat_abs_lt_nat_abs {a b : ℤ} (w : a ∣ b) (h : nat_abs b < nat_abs a) :
+  b = 0 :=
+begin
+  rw [←nat_abs_dvd, ←dvd_nat_abs, coe_nat_dvd] at w,
+  rw ←nat_abs_eq_zero,
+  exact eq_zero_of_dvd_of_lt w h
+end
+
+/-- If two integers are congruent to a sufficiently large modulus,
+they are equal. -/
+lemma eq_of_mod_eq_of_nat_abs_sub_lt_nat_abs {a b c : ℤ} (h1 : a % b = c)
+    (h2 : nat_abs (a - c) < nat_abs b) :
+  a = c :=
+eq_of_sub_eq_zero (eq_zero_of_dvd_of_nat_abs_lt_nat_abs (dvd_sub_of_mod_eq h1) h2)
+
 theorem of_nat_add_neg_succ_of_nat_of_lt {m n : ℕ}
   (h : m < n.succ) : of_nat m + -[1+n] = -[1+ n - m] :=
 begin
diff --git a/src/data/nat/basic.lean b/src/data/nat/basic.lean
index 72cdd2ff3679c..de792a1be298a 100644
--- a/src/data/nat/basic.lean
+++ b/src/data/nat/basic.lean
@@ -597,6 +597,11 @@ end
   (λ n0, by simp [n0])
   (λ npos, mod_eq_of_lt (mod_lt _ npos))
 
+/--  If `a` and `b` are equal mod `c`, `a - b` is zero mod `c`. -/
+lemma sub_mod_eq_zero_of_mod_eq {a b c : ℕ} (h : a % c = b % c) : (a - b) % c = 0 :=
+by rw [←nat.mod_add_div a c, ←nat.mod_add_div b c, ←h, ←nat.sub_sub, nat.add_sub_cancel_left,
+       ←nat.mul_sub_left_distrib, nat.mul_mod_right]
+
 theorem add_pos_left {m : ℕ} (h : 0 < m) (n : ℕ) : 0 < m + n :=
 calc
   m + n > 0 + n : nat.add_lt_add_right h n
@@ -1361,6 +1366,12 @@ by rw [←nat.div_mul_cancel w, h, one_mul]
 lemma eq_zero_of_dvd_of_div_eq_zero {a b : ℕ} (w : a ∣ b)  (h : b / a = 0) : b = 0 :=
 by rw [←nat.div_mul_cancel w, h, zero_mul]
 
+/-- If a small natural number is divisible by a larger natural number,
+the small number is zero. -/
+lemma eq_zero_of_dvd_of_lt {a b : ℕ} (w : a ∣ b) (h : b < a) : b = 0 :=
+nat.eq_zero_of_dvd_of_div_eq_zero w
+  ((nat.div_eq_zero_iff (lt_of_le_of_lt (zero_le b) h)).elim_right h)
+
 lemma div_le_div_left {a b c : ℕ} (h₁ : c ≤ b) (h₂ : 0 < c) : a / b ≤ a / c :=
 (nat.le_div_iff_mul_le _ _ h₂).2 $
   le_trans (mul_le_mul_left _ h₁) (div_mul_le_self _ _)