A decisive test to tell if a function is separable

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This is a both physics and math question.

I have a Hamiltonian in the form

H= q1^2 + q2^2 + q3^2 + q1 x q2 x q3 

Therefore the probability distribution will have the form

p= exp ^ (-bH)

where b is beta/k_b*T

Now, I want to know if this probability function is separable, that is if I can write it as

p= exp ^(-b*f(q1)*f(q2)*f(q3))

where f functions are single variable functions of their arguments. I will need to check this condition for many other Hamiltonians so I want to know if there is a generally applicable test to check whether they are separable.

Cheers