In this paper, we show that the set O/Zp, where p is a prime number, does not form a skew field and discuss idempotent and nilpotent elements in the (finite) ring O/Zp. We provide examples and establish conditions for idempotency
and nilpotency.
Mathematics Subject Classification (2010): 15A33, 15A30, 20H25, 15A03.
Received 27 July 2021; Accepted 14 December 2021