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(a) Is R necessarily Noetherian?<br />

(b) Is R necessarily integrally closed in its field of fractions?<br />

(c) Is every nonzero prime ideal of R necessarily maximal?<br />

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(d) Is it always possible <strong>to</strong> write every ideal of R uniquely as a product of<br />

prime ideals of R?<br />

14. Let OK be the ring of integers of a number field K. Prove that the group of<br />

fractional ideals of OK, under multiplication is (non-canonically) isomorphic<br />

<strong>to</strong> the group of positive rational numbers under multiplication.<br />

15. (a) Suppose K is a number field of degree 2. Prove that OK = Z[a] for some<br />

a ∈ OK.<br />

(b) Prove that if K <strong>and</strong> K ′ are two number fields of degree 2 <strong>and</strong> Disc(OK) =<br />

Disc(OK ′) then K = K′ .<br />

16. (*) Does there exist a number field K of degree 4 such that OK = Z[a] for all<br />

a ∈ OK? If so, give an explicit example.<br />

17. Let K be the quintic number field generated by a root of x 5 +7x 4 +3x 2 −x+1.<br />

Draw a diagram (be creative) that illustrates the fac<strong>to</strong>rization of every prime<br />

p ∈ Z, with p < 100, in OK.<br />

18. (Problem 1.9 in Swinner<strong>to</strong>n-Dyer) Show that the only solutions x, y ∈ Z <strong>to</strong><br />

y 2 = x 3 − 13 are given by x = 17, y = ±70, as follows. Fac<strong>to</strong>r the equation<br />

y 2 + 13 = x 3 in the number field Q( √ −13), which has class number 2. Show<br />

that if x, y is an integer solution then the ideal (y + √ −13) must be the cube<br />

of an ideal, <strong>and</strong> hence y + √ −13 = (a + b √ −13) 3 ; thus 1 = b(3a 2 − 13b 2 ).<br />

19. Suppose I <strong>and</strong> J are ideals in the ring OK of integers of a number field K.<br />

Does IJ = I ∩ J? Prove or give a counterexample.<br />

20. Let OK be the ring of integers Q( √ 5), <strong>and</strong> let<br />

be integral ideals of OK.<br />

I = (5, 2 + √ 5) <strong>and</strong> J = (209, (389 + √ 5)/2)<br />

(a) Find an element of OK that is congruent <strong>to</strong> √ 5 modulo I <strong>and</strong> is congruent<br />

<strong>to</strong> 1 − √ 5 modulo J.<br />

(b) What is the cardinality of (OK/I) ⊕ (OK/J)?<br />

(c) Find an element a ∈ I such that (a)/I is coprime <strong>to</strong> J.<br />

21. Let OK be the ring of integers of a number field K, <strong>and</strong> suppose K has exactly<br />

2s complex embeddings. Prove that the sign of Disc(OK) is (−1) s .

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