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Modern Algebra
Ring Theory (XXXII)
Polynomial Ring
Irreducible Polynomial

If f(x) is in F[x], where F is the field of integers mod p, p a prime, and f(x) is irreducible over F of degree n,
prove that F[x]/(f(x)) is a field with p^n elements.

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If f(x) is in F[x], where F is the field of integers mod p, p a prime, and f(x) is irreducible over F of degree n, then F[x]/(f(x)) is a field with p^n elements.
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Modern Algebra
Ring Theory (XXXII)
Polynomial Ring
Irreducible Polynomial

By:- Thokchom Sarojkumar Sinha

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