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* Let <math>R</math> be a commutative ring with unity, then an ideal <math>P\subseteq R</math> is prime iff the [[quotient ring]] <math>R/P</math> is an [[integral domain]]. | * Let <math>R</math> be a commutative ring with unity, then an ideal <math>P\subseteq R</math> is prime iff the [[quotient ring]] <math>R/P</math> is an [[integral domain]]. | ||
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Revision as of 19:46, 23 August 2009
In ring theory we say that an ideal of a ring is prime if and for any ideals with we have either or .
If is commutative then the following simpler definition holds: An ideal is prime iff and for any if then either or .
This second definition easily implies the the following important property of prime ideals in commutative rings with unity:
- Let be a commutative ring with unity, then an ideal is prime iff the quotient ring is an integral domain.
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