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Prove that the polynomial is irreducible: f(x)=x^6+30x^5-15x^3+6x-120\isin \mathbb{Z}[x]\,

Let the ideal P=(3)\subset \mathbb{Z}\,. By Eisenstein's criterion, all coefficients except the first are elements in P\,, and the constant term is not an element of P^2\,. Therefore f(x)\, is irreducible over \mathbb{Z}\,.


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