External Direct Sum of Rings is Ring

Theorem
Let $\struct {R_1, +_1, \circ_1}, \struct {R_2, +_2, \circ_2}, \ldots, \struct {R_n, +_n, \circ_n}$ be rings.

Then their (external) direct product:
 * $\ds \struct {R, +, \circ} = \prod_{k \mathop = 1}^n \struct {R_k, +_k, \circ_k}$

is a ring.

Proof
Consider the structures $\struct {R_1, +_1}, \struct {R_2, +_2}, \ldots, \struct {R_n, +_n}$.

By the definition of a ring, these are all groups.

From External Direct Product of Groups is Group we have that the their external direct product:
 * $\ds \struct {R, +} = \prod_{k \mathop = 1}^n \struct {R_k, +_k}$

is a group.

Similarly, consider the structures $\struct {R_1, \circ_1}, \struct {R_2, \circ_2}, \ldots, \struct {R_n, \circ_n}$.

By the definition of a ring, these are all semigroups.

From External Direct Product of Semigroups we have that the their external direct product:
 * $\ds \struct {R, \circ} = \prod_{k \mathop = 1}^n \struct {R_k, \circ_k}$

is a semigroup.

Finally we note that from External Direct Product Distributivity, $\circ$ as defined here is distributive over $+$.

Hence the result, by definition of ring.