GCD domain

GCD domain

A GCD domain in mathematics is an integral domain "R" with the property that any two non-zero elements have a greatest common divisor (GCD). Equivalently, any two non-zero elements of "R" have a least common multiple (LCM). [cite book|author=Scott T. Chapman, Sarah Glaz (ed.)|title=Non-Noetherian Commutative Ring Theory|publisher=Springer|date=2000|series=Mathematics and Its Applications|pages=479|isbn=0792364929|language=English]

Properties

*A unique factorization domain is a GCD domain, but the converse is not true. For example: the ring of all polynomials with rational coefficients and an integer constant term has no unique factorization since the ascending chain of principal ideals ( ["X"] , ["X"/2] , ["X"/4] , ["X"/8] ...) is non-terminating, but every pair of elements has a greatest common divisor.
*If an integral domain satisfies the ascending chain condition on principal ideals (and in particular if it is Noetherian), then it is a unique factorization domain if and only if it is a GCD domain.
*A Bézout domain is always a GCD domain.
*A GCD domain is integrally closed.

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