SOLUTION: Please help me to factor x^6-1

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Question 62190: Please help me to factor x^6-1
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x^6-1[initially, this is the difference of two squares]
%28x%5E3-1%29%28x%5E3%2B1%29
[re-factor the difference of two cubes and the sum of two cubes.]
%28x-1%29%28x%5E2%2Bx%2B1%29%28x%2B1%29%28x%5E2-x%2B1%29%29