Examples of PIDs and prime ideals

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(a) Give a specific example of a PID with exactly two prime ideals. Give a brief proof of your answer.

(b) Give an specific example of a PID with infinitely many prime ideals. Give a brief proof of your answer.

My ideas:

(a) $\mathbb Z_{(p)}$: localize $\mathbb Z$ at prime ideal p so $0_{(p)} \subset (p)_{(p)}$

A PID has $0$ and one other maximal ideal so it is a quasilocal PID

Is this a correct example and how should I 'give a brief proof'??

(b) $\mathbb Z$: only has $1$ and $-1$ as units and PID's are $1$-dimensional so only $0$ and minimal ideal exist

Proof Idea: Suppose $p_1...p_n$ are all positive primes. Then $p_1...p_{n+1}$ is not divisible by any prime $p_i$ so it is a unit which is a contradiction.

Any feedback or suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks.