We obtain explicit formulas for the number of monic irreducible polynomials with prescribed constant term and degree q₁q₂ over a finite field, where q₁ and q₂ are distinct odd~primes. These formulas are derived from work done by Yucas. We show that the number of polynomials of a given constant term depends only on whether the constant term is a q₁-residue and/or a q₂-residue in the underlying field. We further show that as k becomes large, the proportion of irreducible polynomials having each constant term is asymptotically equal. This paper continues work done in [1].
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Cobb et al. (2024) studied this question.