Showing polynomials as products of roots

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How do I show rigorously that any polynomial $a_nx^n+a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+...a_1x+a_0$ can be written as $a_n(x-b_1)(x-b_2)...(x-b_n)$ for real $a_i$ and real or complex $b_i$