Alphabeta MathIdeals and Quotient Rings: Examples and Counterexamples
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1 · Prerequisites
Abstract Algebra
Number Theory
Real Analysis
2 · Logical flowchart
3 · Items
Example
Null rational sequences form a maximal ideal in the ring of rational Cauchy sequences
Example
The reals are the quotient of rational Cauchy sequences by the maximal ideal of null sequences
Example
For every integer n>1, nℤ is a maximal ideal of ℤ if and only if n is prime
Counterexample
The zero ideal of ℤ is prime but not maximal
Example
2ℤ is an ideal of ℤ but is not a subring under the library's unital convention
Example