Let with an algebraic integer, let be its monic minimal polynomial of an algebraic element, and write . The Kummer-Dedekind theorem applies to a rational prime not dividing the finite index . If
with distinct monic irreducible polynomials , choose monic integer lifts . Then the distinct prime ideals above are
In particular, is unramified precisely when has no repeated irreducible factor. The exclusion of primes dividing the index is essential.
Here is the quotient-ring proof of the Kummer-Dedekind theorem. The finite group has order coprime to . Localizing at the integers coprime to therefore gives , and reduction yields
The second isomorphism follows from . The Chinese remainder theorem gives
Each factor is a local ring with unique maximal ideal generated by and residue field . Pulling its maximal ideal back to gives exactly ; these exhaust the primes above . This proves the asserted residue degrees and their independence of the chosen lifts.
It remains to prove the exponents rather than simply identify the primes. Unique prime ideal factorization in the Dedekind domain writes . At , its discrete valuation ring has , with a unit. Thus the maximal ideal of has nilpotence index of an ideal : its th power is zero and its st is nonzero. In this index is , since but . The displayed product isomorphism identifies these local factors, hence . This completes the theorem's proof. The same local argument works over a base number field whenever equals the full relative ring of integers after localizing at the chosen base prime.
For the required cyclotomic field, the allowed ring of integers formula makes the index one. Its cyclotomic polynomial is
For , the polynomial has derivative coprime to it modulo . Its divisor is therefore squarefree, so the Kummer-Dedekind theorem gives no ramification.
The cyclotomic reduction at a conductor prime is explicit at the remaining two primes:
The quartic over has no linear factor. Its only possible irreducible quadratic divisor would be , whose roots have order three, whereas its own roots have order five. Hence it is irreducible. The two quartics over are also irreducible: their roots have multiplicative order sixteen because their fourth powers are or , both of order four; the finite-field Frobenius automorphism has orbit length four on an element of order sixteen, since and neither nor is modulo sixteen.
Consequently the prime ideal factorization above has one prime with ramification index eight and residue degree four. Above it has two primes, each with ramification index four and residue degree four. In particular,