Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2026/ib/paper-1/9e/iv/solution

Choose nonzero of least degree with . If is its leading coefficient, then the top coefficient equation gives ; minimality applied after removing the top term forces . In , a nonzero annihilator therefore satisfies for every ; a prime divisor of divides all and , so the displayed gcd exceeds one.

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