We study the structure of cyclic codes of length 2k?over Z8?for any natural number k.? It is known that cyclic codes of length 2k?over Z8?are ideals of the ring R=Z8[X]/. In this paper we prove that the ring R=Z8[X]/ is a local ring with unique maximal ideal, thereby implying that R is not a principal ideal ring.? We also prove that cyclic codes of length?2k?over Z8?are generated as ideals by at most three elements.
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