multiplication of polynomials in $\mathbb{F}_2[x]$

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Let $p(x) = 1 + x + x^2$ and $q(x) = 1 + x + x^3$. Then is the multiplication $p(x)q(x)$ obtained like this:

$$p(x)q(x)= (1 + x + x^2)(1 + x + x^3) = 1 +x +x^3 + x + x^2 + x^4 + x^2 + x^3 + x^5 $$ $$= 1 + x^4 + x^5?$$