An intersection graph of a ring is a graph in which the vertices are nontrivial ideals of the ring, and two vertices are adjacent if the ideals have a nontrivial intersection. We consider intersection graphs of commutative rings with special emphasis on the rings of integers modulo $n$. We discuss which commutative rings have graphs that are connected, complete, tricycle free, $r$-partite or planar. We also find rings $\mathbb{Z}_{n}$ that have Eulerian or Hamiltonian intersection graphs.
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