When $ax+b$ is irreducible in an Integral Domain

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$\text{Theorem: In an Integral Domain} \ R[x]$

$$\text{If}\ a \in U(R)\implies ax+b\ \text{is Irreducible in}\ R[x].$$

It's easy to prove it.

My question: Is the converse of this theorem right?

Example: Let be $f(x)=3x+2\in \mathbb{Z}[x]$. The element $$3\not \in U(\mathbb{Z})=\{+1,-1\} \kern.6em\not\kern -.6em \implies f(x)\ \text{is NOT Irreducible in}\ \mathbb{Z}[x].$$

My answer:

1st WAY: The only factorizations in $\mathbb{Z}[x]$ is $f(x)=1(3x+2)$ and $f(x)=(-1)(-3x-2)$ and that means that $f(x)$ is irreducile in $\mathbb{Z}[x]$.

2nd WAY: $f(x)$ is irreducible in $\mathbb{Q}[x]\iff f(x)$ is irreducible in $\mathbb{Z}[x]$ (because $f(x)$ is primitive).

Are all these things correct?