Are $3\mathbb {Z}$ and $9\mathbb {Z}$ ring isomorphic?

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What I have so far is

Suppose $f: 3 \mathbb Z \rightarrow 9 \mathbb Z$ is a ring isomorphism.

Let $f(3)=9a $

Now let us compute $f(9)$ two different ways:

$$f(9)= f(3+3+3)=f(3)+f(3)+f(3)=9a+9a+9a=27a$$

and

$$f(9)= f(3\times 3)=f(3)\times f(3)=9a\times 9a=81a^2 $$

Thus we have $27a=81a^2$

So we have two integer solutionns of $a=1/3$ and $a=0$ which implies $f: 3 \mathbb Z \rightarrow 9 \mathbb Z$ is not an isomorphism.

I'm not completely sure if this proves it or if its even right. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!