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  1. May 8th 2010, 01:07 PM #1
    ashamrock415
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    Ring problem with zero divisors

    Does every ring with 1001 elements contain zero divisors?
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  2. May 8th 2010, 01:46 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by ashamrock415 View Post
    Does every ring with 1001 elements contain zero divisors?

    Yes, otherwise it'd be a field - a finite ring without zero divisors is a division ring and thus a field (this is not trivial!) - , but 1001=7\cdot 11\cdot 13 is not the power of a prime...

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