Determine the integers such that in for a unique in .
Solution
We show that is the sole integer satisfying the required conditions. If and in , then in , so uniqueness forces , i.e., . In particular, is invertible in and . Hence , or , i.e., in . Consequently, divides , and since the latter is prime, it follows that . It is readily checked that is the unique element of satisfying .
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