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If an Irreducible Polynomial divides ab then it divides a or b

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Theorem
NumberTheory

Proposition

If lF[x]\mathscr{l}\in\mathbb{F}[x] is an irreducible polynomial and lab\mathscr{l}|ab then either la\mathscr{l}|a or lb\mathscr{l}|b.

Remark

Analogue to If a Prime divides ab it divides one of a or b.