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Prove that if the integers

a_{1}

a_{2}

\cdots

a_{n}

are all distinct, then the polynomial

(x-a_{1})^{2}(x-a_{2})^{2}\cdots (x-a_{n})^{2}+1

cannot be expressed as the product of two nonconstant polynomials with integer coefficients.

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