Eisenstein's criterion

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Statement

Let R be an integral domain and P a prime ideal in R. Consider a primitive polynomial:

f(x)=r0xn+r1xn1++rn1x+rn

where r0P, r1,r2,,rnP and rnP2, then f is an irreducible polynomial.