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Sylow theorems (Theorem)

Let $G$ be a finite group whose order is divisible by the prime $p$ . Suppose $p^m$ is the highest power of $p$ which is a factor of $|G|$ and set $$k = \frac{|G|}{p^m}.$$ Then

  1. the group $G$ contains at least one subgroup of order $p^m$ ,
  2. any two subgroups of $G$ of order $p^m$ are conjugate, and
  3. the number of subgroups of $G$ of order $p^m$ is congruent to $1$ modulo $p$ and is a factor of $k$ .




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See Also: Sylow p-subgroup, groups of order pq, Sylow's first theorem, Sylow's third theorem, Hall subgroup


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proof of Sylow theorems (Proof) by Henry
groups of order pq (Example) by yark
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Cross-references: congruent, number, conjugate, subgroup, contains, group, factor, power, prime, divisible, order, finite group
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AMS MSC20D20 (Group theory and generalizations :: Abstract finite groups :: Sylow subgroups, Sylow properties, $\pi$-groups, $\pi$-structure)

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