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Units with no finite prime-union complement (Z∖Z×=⋃p​(p))

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In Z, the saturated multiplicative subset {−1,1} has complement equal to the union of (p) over all positive primes. No finite subcollection of prime ideals covers this complement: a prime outside the finite list is a nonunit not in any listed ideal.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2015 / iii / Paper 1 / 2 / iii / Solution

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