Finite generation detected by a prime quotient
ID: finite-generation-detected-by-a-prime-quotient
The Fundamental theorem of finitely generated abelian groups writes with finite. Reduction modulo a prime contains , so a vanishing quotient forces . Conversely multiplication by a prime coprime to is bijective on . Finite generation matters: the nonzero divisible group satisfies for every prime and is not finitely generated, since any finite list of rational generators has a common denominator.
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