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Criterion for a ring to be simple

Source: Miklós Schweitzer 2019, Problem 2

December 27, 2019

superior algebra

Problem Statement

Let

R

be a noncommutative finite ring with multiplicative identity element

1

. Show that if the subring generated by

I \cup \{1\}

R

for each nonzero ideal

I

then

R

is simple.