Example
With Then, As the discriminant is negative, is a prime factor, Then, is not a product of prime factors Therefore, is not Triangularizable or Diagonalizable over .
With A=[01−10] Then, det(A)=x2+1 As the discriminant is negative, x2+1 is a prime factor, Then, f(x) is not a product of prime factors Therefore, T is not Triangularizable or Diagonalizable over R.