regarding Integer solutions

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Let $f(x)=x^7-105x+12.$ Show that $f(m)$ is not prime for any integer $m$.

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We have $2\mid f(x)$ for all integers $x$. On the other hand, $f(x)=2$ is impossible over the integers, since $x^7-105x+10$ has no rational root by the rational root theorem.