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Sylow's third theorem (Theorem)

Let $G$ be a finite group, and let $n$ be the number of Sylow $p$ -subgroups of $G$ . Then $n\equiv 1\pmod{p}$ , and any two Sylow $p$ -subgroups of $G$ are conjugate to one another.




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See Also: Sylow theorems, proof of Sylow theorems, Sylow p-subgroup

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Cross-references: conjugate, number, 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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