Rings ⊃ Commutative rings ⊃ ID ⊃ UFD ⊃ PID ⊃ ED ⊃ Field
if a | bc
then a | b
or a | c
, i.e. a
can't be torn apart if a
is prime
if a | bc
then either b
or c
is a unit.
Prime implies irreducible.
Prime implies irreducible, irreducible implies prime.
n : R/{0} -> Nat
n(s) < n(s)n(r)
n(u) = 1
iffu
is a unit
n : R/{0} -> Nat
n(ab) = n(a)n(b)
n(a) = 0
iffa = 0
n(1) = 1
- if
u
is a unit thenn(u) = 1
orn(u) = -1