Class number 1 equal to UFD

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I think everyone assume that it is very obvious, but actually I do not see why the following statement is obvious:

Class number 1 is equal that we have a UFD

So I tried to prove this for me:

$\rightarrow$ Class number 1 means every fractional ideal is a fractional principal ideal, so we have a PID and hence a UFD.

$\leftarrow$ We have a PID so a unique factorization into prime elements/ideals. And now I do not see how to go on.

Any suggestions? I hope it is not to obvious...