Proving that if $p(x)$ divides $f(x)g(x)$ then $p(x)$ divides $f(x)$ or $g(x)$

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I need to somehow prove that if $p(x)$ is irreducible and divides $f(x)g(x)$ then $p(x)$ divides $f(x)$ or $g(x)$.

I've been given the hints that I should use the theorems:

$p(x)$ is irreducible over $K$ implies that $J=K[x]\cdot p(x)$ is a maximal ideal in $K[x]$.

If $P$ is a maximal ideal of $A$ then $P$ is a prime ideal of $A$

Well, since $p(x)$ is irreducible we have that $J=K[x]\cdot p(x)$ is a maximal ideal in $K[x]$. Then we have that this maximal ideal is also a prime ideal of $A$. It means that $p_1(x)p_2(x)\in J \implies p_1(x) \in J \mbox{ or } p_2(x) \in J \implies$ $$p_1(x) = k_1(x)\cdot p(x)$$

or

$$p_2(x) = k_1(x)\cdot p(x)$$

which is what we wanted to prove

Am I right?