Fractional ideals are a generalization of ideals in the context of algebraic number theory, allowing for the representation of elements in a number field that may not be integral. They provide a framework to analyze divisibility and factorization properties within the ring of integers of a number field, linking them closely to the concepts of prime and maximal ideals as well as class groups.
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