Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem crngbascntr

Description: The base set of a commutative ring is its center. (Contributed by SN, 21-Mar-2025)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses crngbascntr.b ⊢ B = Base G
crngbascntr.z ⊢ Z = Cntr ⁡ mulGrp G
Assertion crngbascntr ⊢ G ∈ CRing → B = Z

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 crngbascntr.b ⊢ B = Base G
2 crngbascntr.z ⊢ Z = Cntr ⁡ mulGrp G
3 eqid ⊢ mulGrp G = mulGrp G
4 3 crngmgp ⊢ G ∈ CRing → mulGrp G ∈ CMnd
5 3 1 mgpbas ⊢ B = Base mulGrp G
6 5 2 cmnbascntr ⊢ mulGrp G ∈ CMnd → B = Z
7 4 6 syl ⊢ G ∈ CRing → B = Z