someone here knows rings in algebra its urgent

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amistre64 · Answer

hmmm, rings have division issues is about the most i can recall of them at the moment

anonymous · Answer

no.......i needed help with a theorem

amistre64 · Answer

i might not be able to help, but it would be a good idea to post the theorum so that someone could see it and know if they can help out

anonymous · Answer

show that (n) is a maximal ideal  of Z  if n is prime

amistre64 · Answer

and Z is the set of integers right?

and what is the definition of "a maximal ideal"?

amistre64 · Answer

is (n) a special notation?  or is it just your way of making n standout from the sentence?

anonymous · Answer

ya

amistre64 · Answer

hmm, i cant even make sense of the definitions im finding for ideals ....

amistre64 · Answer

http://www.maths.nuigalway.ie/MA416/section3-4.pdf this looks like it might be readable, if you know the terminology being used ... which i dont

amistre64 · Answer

what would an ideal of Z properly containing (5) look like?  can it be written in set notation by chance?

zarkon · Answer

show Z/(n) is a field