A product of $\Bbb Z$ may not be a direct sum of $\Bbb Z$

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I've tried to show that

A product of $\mathbb{Z}$ may not be a direct sum of $\mathbb{Z}$.

Since they are isomorphic when finite product, I thought that the infinite case matters.

I stuck here:

I may regard a member in a product of $\mathbb{Z}$ as

a function $X \to \mathbb{Z}$.

To get a contradiction, I might consider 'big' $X$.

However, what if there is soooo big Y such that the direct sum of $\mathbb{Z}$$Y$ times– is isomorphic to the product of $\mathbb{Z}$??

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$$\mathbb{Z}^\mathbb{Z}\not\cong \bigoplus_{z \in \mathbb{Z}}\mathbb{Z}$$

Reason:

$$|\mathbb{Z}^\mathbb{Z}|= \aleph_0^{\aleph_0} = 2^{\aleph_0} = |\mathbb{R}|$$

while $$\left|\bigoplus_{z \in \mathbb{Z}}\mathbb{Z}\right| = \aleph_0 = |\mathbb{N}|$$