Factoring quadratic equations

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During the video on the link (at 20 seconds) the narrator says that $(x^2+3)$ cannot be factored, however I believe that it can be factored to $(x-1)(x-3)$

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IeZkmO0STg

There must be something missing in my understanding of this as I'm assuming the narrator is not incorrect,

If anyone could explain why this cannot be factored I would be very grateful.

-Connor

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Roots are the values of X that makes entire LHS to be zero. In your case LHS is absent so if LHS is as you provided & if RHS is zero then $X^2 = -3$ So $X = \sqrt{-3}$ Meaning roots are imaginary or does not exists