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Let $p(x) = 1 + x + x^2$ and $q(x) = 1 + x + x^3$. Then is the multiplication $p(x)q(x)$ obtained like this:



$$p(x)q(x)= (1 + x + x^2)(1 + x + x^3) = 1 +x +x^3 + x + x^2 + x^4 + x^2 + x^3 + x^5 $$
$$= 1 + x^4 + x^5?$$










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    That is correct, but what has this to do with irreducible-polynomials?
    – José Carlos Santos
    Nov 21 at 10:33






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    Looks good to me.
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  • @JoséCarlosSantos nothing, just that they are irreducible
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Let $p(x) = 1 + x + x^2$ and $q(x) = 1 + x + x^3$. Then is the multiplication $p(x)q(x)$ obtained like this:



$$p(x)q(x)= (1 + x + x^2)(1 + x + x^3) = 1 +x +x^3 + x + x^2 + x^4 + x^2 + x^3 + x^5 $$
$$= 1 + x^4 + x^5?$$










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  • 1




    That is correct, but what has this to do with irreducible-polynomials?
    – José Carlos Santos
    Nov 21 at 10:33






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    Looks good to me.
    – Arthur
    Nov 21 at 10:33










  • @JoséCarlosSantos nothing, just that they are irreducible
    – mandella
    Nov 21 at 10:34













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Let $p(x) = 1 + x + x^2$ and $q(x) = 1 + x + x^3$. Then is the multiplication $p(x)q(x)$ obtained like this:



$$p(x)q(x)= (1 + x + x^2)(1 + x + x^3) = 1 +x +x^3 + x + x^2 + x^4 + x^2 + x^3 + x^5 $$
$$= 1 + x^4 + x^5?$$










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Let $p(x) = 1 + x + x^2$ and $q(x) = 1 + x + x^3$. Then is the multiplication $p(x)q(x)$ obtained like this:



$$p(x)q(x)= (1 + x + x^2)(1 + x + x^3) = 1 +x +x^3 + x + x^2 + x^4 + x^2 + x^3 + x^5 $$
$$= 1 + x^4 + x^5?$$







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  • 1




    That is correct, but what has this to do with irreducible-polynomials?
    – José Carlos Santos
    Nov 21 at 10:33






  • 1




    Looks good to me.
    – Arthur
    Nov 21 at 10:33










  • @JoséCarlosSantos nothing, just that they are irreducible
    – mandella
    Nov 21 at 10:34














  • 1




    That is correct, but what has this to do with irreducible-polynomials?
    – José Carlos Santos
    Nov 21 at 10:33






  • 1




    Looks good to me.
    – Arthur
    Nov 21 at 10:33










  • @JoséCarlosSantos nothing, just that they are irreducible
    – mandella
    Nov 21 at 10:34








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That is correct, but what has this to do with irreducible-polynomials?
– José Carlos Santos
Nov 21 at 10:33




That is correct, but what has this to do with irreducible-polynomials?
– José Carlos Santos
Nov 21 at 10:33




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1




Looks good to me.
– Arthur
Nov 21 at 10:33




Looks good to me.
– Arthur
Nov 21 at 10:33












@JoséCarlosSantos nothing, just that they are irreducible
– mandella
Nov 21 at 10:34




@JoséCarlosSantos nothing, just that they are irreducible
– mandella
Nov 21 at 10:34















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