Tough call... Sauron cannot be destroyed unless the ring is destroyed, but only powerful people can truly use the ring. Don't know the full strength as no one powerful actually uses the ring.
The reason Sauron puts so much of his strength in the ring is that he needs it to be that strong to control all the other rings. By giving up some of his power (or at least putting it in something that can be seperated from him) it lets him control the power in all the other rings, so there is a net increase in power for him.
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