 Ring product decomposition by an idempotent (source code)

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= Ring product decomposition by an idempotent

A commutative ring $R$ has a nontrivial idempotent $e$ exactly when it decomposes as a product of two nontrivial rings. The isomorphism determined by $e$ is
$$
R\longrightarrow eR\times(1-e)R,
\qquad r\longmapsto(er,(1-e)r),
$$
with inverse $(x,y)\mapsto x+y$.

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