Prime ideal iff quotient is an integral domain
An ideal is prime exactly when the corresponding quotient ring has no zero divisors.
Prime ideal iff quotient is an integral domain
Prime ideal iff quotient is integral domain: Let be a commutative ring with , and let be an ideal . Then is a prime ideal if and only if the quotient ring is an integral domain .
This is the fundamental translation between multiplicative primeness and “domain-like” behavior after quotienting.