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Counterexample bank

Part C is won by knowing which tempting claims are false. 148 counterexamples; 85 free. The rest come with the Notes pack.

#1 · Complex Analysis, Algebra & Topology › Rings and Fields

Irreducible over ℤ ⇒ irreducible mod every prime— false

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#2 · Complex Analysis, Algebra & Topology › Rings and Fields

A polynomial irreducible over ℚ is irreducible modulo some prime— false

Counterexample: x⁴ + 1

Irreducible over , yet reducible modulo every prime.

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#3 · Complex Analysis, Algebra & Topology › Rings and Fields

A degree-4 polynomial with no rational roots is irreducible over ℚ— false

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