An Ideal which is Maximal additive subgroup is a Maximal Ideal

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How should I prove this:

Any Ideal which is a Maximal additive subgroup is also a Maximal Ideal .

any idea how to prove it..

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Suppose that $\mathfrak m$ is an ideal whose additive group is maximal, and suppose that there is another ideal $\mathfrak m'\supset\mathfrak m$ that is a maximal ideal.

Then, $(\mathfrak m',+)$ is an additive subgroup that contains $\mathfrak m$. Can you finish?