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9.1. THE CHINESE REMAINDER THEOREM 59<br />

> R := PolynomialRing(RationalField());<br />

> K := NumberField(x^3-2);<br />

> OK := MaximalOrder(K);<br />

> I := Fac<strong>to</strong>rization(3*OK)[1][1];<br />

> J := Fac<strong>to</strong>rization(5*OK)[1][1];<br />

> I;<br />

Prime Ideal of OK<br />

Two element genera<strong>to</strong>rs:<br />

[3, 0, 0]<br />

[4, 1, 0]<br />

> J;<br />

Prime Ideal of OK<br />

Two element genera<strong>to</strong>rs:<br />

[5, 0, 0]<br />

[7, 1, 0]<br />

> b := ChineseRemainderTheorem(I, J, OK!a, OK!1);<br />

> b - a in I;<br />

true<br />

> b - 1 in J;<br />

true<br />

> K!b;<br />

-4<br />

The element found by the Chinese Remainder Theorem algorithm in this case is<br />

−4.<br />

The following lemma is a nice application of the Chinese Remainder Theorem.<br />

We will use it <strong>to</strong> prove that every ideal of OK can be generated by two elements.<br />

Suppose I is a nonzero integral ideals of OK. If a ∈ I, then (a) ⊂ I, so I divides (a)<br />

<strong>and</strong> the quotient (a)/I is an integral ideal. The following lemma asserts that (a)<br />

can be chosen so the quotient (a)/I is coprime <strong>to</strong> any given ideal.<br />

Lemma 9.1.6. If I, J are nonzero integral ideals in OK, then there exists an a ∈ I<br />

such that (a)/I is coprime <strong>to</strong> J.<br />

Proof. Let p1, . . .,pr be the prime divisors of J. For each n, let vn be the largest<br />

power of pn that divides I. Choose an element an ∈ pvn n that is not in pvn+1 n (there<br />

is such an element since pvn n = pvn+1 n , by unique fac<strong>to</strong>rization). By Theorem 9.1.3,<br />

there exists a ∈ OK such that<br />

for all n = 1, . . .,r <strong>and</strong> also<br />

a ≡ an (mod p vn+1<br />

n )<br />

a ≡ 0 (mod I/ p vn<br />

n ).<br />

(We are applying the theorem with the coprime integral ideals p vn+1<br />

n , for n = 1, . . .,r<br />

<strong>and</strong> the integral ideal I/ p vn<br />

n .)

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