On Integral Domains with Prime Divisor Finite Property

Abstract

An integral domain $D$ is called a \emph{prime-divisor-finite domain} (PDF-domain) if every nonzero element has only finitely many nonassociate prime divisors. A domain $D$ is said to be a \emph{tightly prime-divisor-finite domain} (TPDF-domain) if it is a PDF-domain and every nonzero nonunit element admits at least one prime divisor. In this paper, we study TPDF-domains. We investigate some basic properties of these domains and examine the behavior of the TPDF property under standard constructions such as localization, $D+M$ constructions, and polynomial rings.