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Prove that in a unique factorization domain, an element is irreducible if and only if it is prime.
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A UFD is an integral domain in which every non-zero element (except for the units) can be written as a product of irreducible elements, and this factorization is unique up to the order and associates of the irreducible elements. An element p in a UFD is called Show more…
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