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Sylow's first theorem (Theorem)

If $G$ is a finite group and $p$ is a prime such that $p^k$ divides $|G|$ then there is a subgroup $H$ of $G$ such that $|H|=p^k$

This is the first part of several results usually called the Sylow theorems.




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See Also: Sylow theorems, proof of Sylow theorems

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Cross-references: Sylow theorems, finite group

This is version 8 of Sylow's first theorem, born on 2003-10-15, modified 2004-02-25.
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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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