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Let P be a commutative PID (principal ideal domain) with identity. Suppose that there is a...

Let P be a commutative PID (principal ideal domain) with identity. Suppose that there is a surjective ring homomorphism f : P -> R for some (commutative) ring R. Show that every ideal of R is principal. Use this to list all the prime and maximal ideals of Z12.

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