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Problem 22 (Characteristics And Rings With Unity)

Suppose that $R$ is a ring with unity.

  1. Show that the characteristic of $R$ is equal to the least positive integer $n$ such that $n\cdot 1=0$, provided the characteristic is not zero.
  2. Show that the characteristic of an integral domain is either zero or prime.

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