Finding Roots of Irreducible Polynomials in Z5

[Niall101]

F= x^3 + 2x + 1 irreducable in Z5 (Z subscript 5)

i have tried EC looking at F(x+1) which doesn't work for me. Cant think of what else to try.

Help much appreciated. Need to know this for an exam later! ahhh

 

[mathwonk]

irreducibility of a cubic over a small finite field is trivial because it suffices to show there are no roots.

 

[Niall101]

Ok so the only possible roots are 1 2 3 4 or 5 is this correct? Thanks so much for your reply! i have an exam is a few hours with this on it!

Edit: or is +-1 the only possible roots? Thanks again