ProofByContradiction Root Difficult

Problem - 2843

Let $p_1, p_2, \cdots, p_n$ be distinct integers and let $f(x)$ be the polynomial of degree $n$ given by $$f(x) = (x - p_1)(x - p_2)\cdots (x -p_n)$$ Prove that the polynomial $g(x) = (f(x))^2 + 1$ cannot be expressed as the product of two non-constant polynomials with integral coefficients.


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