Finite Rings Whose Graphs Have Clique Number Less than Five

Let R be a commutative ring and Г(R) be its zero-divisor graph.We com-pletely determine the structure of all finite commutative rings whose zero-divisor graphs have clique number one,two,or three.Furthermore,if R≌ Ri × R2 × … Rn (each Ri is local for i =1,2,3,…,n),we also give algebraic characterizations of the ring R when the clique number of r(R) is four.