SOLUTION: This question is to Factor completely and look for a common factor. Check by multiplying. Is this question correctly done? 6 + p^2 + 2p p^2 + 2p + 6 ( the question is prime)

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Question 459587: This question is to Factor completely and look for a common factor. Check by multiplying. Is this question correctly done?
6 + p^2 + 2p
p^2 + 2p + 6 ( the question is prime)

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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It cannot be factored over the real numbers (one way to check is to find its zeros). The polynomial is prime.