A note on the multiplicative semigroups \(\mathbb{Z}_n\) whose bi-ideals are quasi-ideals (Q1597745)

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A note on the multiplicative semigroups \(\mathbb{Z}_n\) whose bi-ideals are quasi-ideals
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    A note on the multiplicative semigroups \(\mathbb{Z}_n\) whose bi-ideals are quasi-ideals (English)
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    30 May 2002
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    A bi-ideal of a semigroup \(S\) is a subsemigroup \(B\) such that \(BSB\subseteq B\). In the present note it is shown that in the multiplicative semigroup of integers modulo \(n\), every bi-ideal is an ideal if and only if \(n=4\) or \(n\) is square-free.
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    bi-ideals
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    quasi-ideals
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    multiplicative semigroups of integers modulo \(n\)
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