Let ? be a commutative ring with 1 and ? be a proper ideal of ?. Prove that ? is prime if  and only if ?/? is an integral domain.

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Section6.1: Ideals And Quotient Rings
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Let ? be a commutative ring with 1 and ? be a proper ideal of ?. Prove that ? is prime if 
and only if ?/? is an integral domain.

Let R be a commutative ring with 1 and I be a proper ideal of R. Prove that I is prime if
and only if R/I is an integral domain.
Transcribed Image Text:Let R be a commutative ring with 1 and I be a proper ideal of R. Prove that I is prime if and only if R/I is an integral domain.
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