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commutative ring

Source: IMS 2014 - Day1 - Problem3

October 4, 2014
vectorabstract algebraRing Theorysuperior algebrasuperior algebra unsolved

Problem Statement

Let RR be a commutative ring with 11 such that the number of elements of RR is equal to p3p^3 where pp is a prime number. Prove that if the number of elements of zd(R)\text{zd}(R) be in the form of pnp^n (nNn \in \mathbb{N^*}) where zd(R)={aR0bR,ab=0}\text{zd}(R) = \{a \in R \mid \exists 0 \neq b \in R, ab = 0\}, then RR has exactly one maximal ideal.