Express the ideal $(6) \subset\mathbb Z\left[\sqrt {-5}\right]$ as a product of prime ideals.

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Express the ideal $(6) \subset \mathbb Z\left[\sqrt {-5}\right]$ as a product of prime ideals.

I know I can write $(6)=(2)(3)=\left(1+\sqrt {-5}\right)\left(1-\sqrt {-5}\right)$. But I guess these factors might not be prime.

What's more, how to solve this kind of problem more systematically?