For every positive integer , some imaginary quadratic field has an ideal class of order of a group element greater than . Specifically, take a prime number with . In , the Dedekind factorization theorem gives , with distinct prime ideals and of ideal norm five. If for , the field norm equation forces . Then is even and , contradicting unique factorization of ideals in a number field. Thus has order of a group element greater than . The existence of suitable follows from Dirichlet's theorem on arithmetic progressions.
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