Any polynomial ring contains a prime element?

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It is true that for a polynomial ring $R[x]$, there will be a prime element?

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The answer is still no (even though one comment suggested otherwise), consider $R=\mathbb C[x,y]/(x^2,xy,y^2)$ and $R[t] = \mathbb C[x,y,t]/(x^2,xy,y^2)$

All prime ideals of $R[t]$ are of the form $(x,y,t-c)$ or $(x,y)$.