Problem

Source: Balkan MO Shortlist 2013 A3 BMO

Tags: algebra, polynomial, factoring polynomials, Integer Polynomial



Prove that the polynomial $P (x) = (x^2- 8x + 25) (x^2 - 16x + 100) ... (x^2 - 8nx + 25n^2)- 1$, $n \in N^*$, cannot be written as the product of two polynomials with integer coefficients of degree greater or equal to $1$.