I need a prime that splits but not completely in $\mathbb{Q}/(\zeta_{20})\mathbb{Q}$. Is there any way to find one quickly?
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You can even do it in the sub-extension $L= \mathbb Q (\zeta_5)$: a prime $p$ that is congruent to $4 \pmod 5$ (e.g. $19$) splits completely in the quadratic sub-extension $K= \mathbb Q(\sqrt{5})$, but not in $L$.
For a quick sketch as to why this works, please see my answer Intuition of Prime decomposition in Galois extensions of subgroups of a cyclotomic polynomial.
Edit - any prime, the residue of which generates a (proper - but that is automatic) non-trivial subgroup of $(\mathbb Z/20)^*$, will work.