Proof. Since Eisenstein works, we have that $p \mid a_i$, for $0 \leq i \leq n-1$, and $p \nmid a_n$. Reducing modulo $p$ gives that
\[
\bar{f}(x)=\overline{a_n} x^n \quad \text { in } \mathbb{Z} / p[x] .
\]
Therefore $\bar{f}$ has a repeated root $x=\overline{0}$, modulo $p$. So we find, $\overline{\Delta(f)}=\Delta(\bar{f})=0$, in $\mathbb{Z} / p$. This means $\Delta(f)$ is divisible by $p$, as claimed.