Use the rationals theorem to find all the zeros of the polynomial function. Use the zeros to factor f over the real numbers,

F(x)=7x^3-x^2+7x-1

by inspection,

f(x) = 7x^3+7x - x^2-1
= 7x(x^2+1) - (x^2+1)
= (7x-1)(x^2+1)
and so on