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Gauss's Lemma for polynomials claims that a non-constant polynomial in $\mathbb{Z}[X]$ is irreducible in $\mathbb{Z}[X]$ if and only if it is both irreducible in $\mathbb{Q}[X]$ and primitive in $\mathbb{Z}[X]$.

I wonder if this holds for multivariable case.

Is it true that a non-constant polynomial in $\mathbb{Z}[X_1,\dots,X_n]$ is irreducible in $\mathbb{Z}[X_1,\dots,X_n]$ if and only if it is both irreducible in $\mathbb{Q}[X_1,\dots,X_n]$ and primitive in $\mathbb{Z}[X_1,\dots,X_n]$?

Thank you for your help.

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    Some generalizations of Gauss' Lemma are discussed at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauss's_lemma_(polynomial) and you might find that what you want is there.2012-10-14

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