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Aug 11, 2021 at 7:14 vote accept Aoi Koshigaya
Jul 3, 2021 at 13:46 history edited Will Sawin CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jul 3, 2021 at 13:45 comment added Will Sawin @DamianRössler Yes, this is a good point. I didn't realize this would be necessary when writing my answer (although for these inductive arguments $X$ will likely be a complete intersection and then it is unnecessary).
Jul 3, 2021 at 13:43 comment added Damian Rössler Savin. I agree for the reduced case but I think it is not clear that "component" also refers to components corresponding to some associated primes.
Jul 3, 2021 at 13:26 comment added Will Sawin @DamianRössler This is what the first paragraph of my answer is about.
Jul 3, 2021 at 13:15 comment added Damian Rössler I see. I think you should put this in your answer because I think that this is what concerns the OP.
Jul 3, 2021 at 13:05 comment added Will Sawin @DamianRössler If $X$ is reduced, you choose it to be nonzero on each irreducible component, from which it follows that it is not a zero divisor, since every element it could be a zero divisor is would be nonzero on some component. If $X$ is not reduced, you choose it to be nonzero on the induced reduced subscheme of each component and each associated prime.
Jul 3, 2021 at 13:00 comment added Damian Rössler If $X$ is not integral, how to you find a section which defines a Cartier divisor? Locally, the ideal of the divisor will be defined by a single element but it is not clear that this element is not a zero divisor.
Jul 3, 2021 at 12:44 history answered Will Sawin CC BY-SA 4.0