Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem crngcom

Description: A commutative ring's multiplication operation is commutative. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 7-Jan-2015)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses ringcl.b ⊢ B = Base R
ringcl.t ⊢ · ˙ = ⋅ R
Assertion crngcom ⊢ R ∈ CRing ∧ X ∈ B ∧ Y ∈ B → X · ˙ Y = Y · ˙ X

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 ringcl.b ⊢ B = Base R
2 ringcl.t ⊢ · ˙ = ⋅ R
3 eqid ⊢ mulGrp R = mulGrp R
4 3 crngmgp ⊢ R ∈ CRing → mulGrp R ∈ CMnd
5 3 1 mgpbas ⊢ B = Base mulGrp R
6 3 2 mgpplusg ⊢ · ˙ = + mulGrp R
7 5 6 cmncom ⊢ mulGrp R ∈ CMnd ∧ X ∈ B ∧ Y ∈ B → X · ˙ Y = Y · ˙ X
8 4 7 syl3an1 ⊢ R ∈ CRing ∧ X ∈ B ∧ Y ∈ B → X · ˙ Y = Y · ˙ X