The polynomial is .
The general quadratic expression form is .
In the above trinomial, .Since b is negative, m + p is negative.Since c is positive, mp positive.So, m and p are both negative.Next, list the factors of 20 and look for the pair with a sum of
.
There are no factors with a sum of .So, the quadratic expression cannot be factored using integers.Therefore,
is prime.
The polynomial is a prime.