• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.57 no.1
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• pp.117-126
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• 2020

Let R be a commutative ring with identity. A proper ideal I of R is called 2-prime if for all a, b ∈ R such that ab ∈ I, then either a² or b² lies in I. In this paper, we study 2-prime ideals which are generalization of prime ideals. Our study provides an analogous to the prime avoidance theorem and some applications of this theorem. Also, it is shown that if R is a PID, then the families of primary ideals and 2-prime ideals of R are identical. Moreover, a number of examples concerning 2-prime ideals are given. Finally, rings in which every 2-prime ideal is a prime ideal are investigated.