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Section Daily Prep 19

You will become familiar with the basic definitions to begin discussing division and factoring in integral domains. In class, we will introduce Unique Factorization Domains and the relations between these and Principal Ideal Domains.

Subsection Resources for Learning

Use these resources to prepare for class and answer the questions below.
Figure 193. Reference Video for Divisibility in Integral Domains

Subsection Important Terms

Definition 194. Irreducibles and Primes in Domains.

Let \(D\) be an integral domain and \(a,b\in D\text{.}\)
  • \(a\) and \(b\) are associates if \(a=ub\) for some unit \(u\in D\)
  • \(a\) is irreducible if \(a\neq 0\) and \(a\) is not a unit and whenever \(a=bc\) for \(b,c\in D\text{,}\) then either \(b\) or \(c\) is a unit.
  • \(a\) is prime if \(a\neq 0\) and \(a\) is not a unit and whenever \(a|bc\) for \(b,c\in D\text{,}\) then either \(a|b\) or \(a|c\text{.}\)