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\begin{thm}[\v{C}unihin] Let $G$ be a finite, \PMlinkname{$\pi$-separable group}{Seperable}, for some set $\pi$ of primes. Then if $H$ is a maximal \PMlinkname{$\pi$-subgroup}{PiGroupsAndPiGroups} of $G$, the index of $H$ in $G$, $|G:H|$, is coprime to all elements of $\pi$ and all such subgroups are conjugate. Such a subgroup is called a Hall $\pi$-subgroup. For $\pi=\{p\}$, this essentially reduces to the Sylow theorems (with unnecessary hypotheses).
Let $G$ be a finite, \PMlinkname{$\pi$-separable group}{Seperable}, for some set $\pi$ of primes. Then
\begin{itemize}
\item
any \PMlinkname{$\pi$-subgroup}{PiGroupsAndPiGroups} is contained in a \PMlinkname{Hall $\pi$-subgroup}{HallPiSubgroup}, and
\item
any two Hall $\pi$-subgroups are conjugate of one another
\end{itemize}
\end{thm}
\textbf{Remarks} If $G$ is solvable, it is $\pi$-separable for all $\pi$, so such subgroups exist for all $\pi$. This result is often called Hall's theorem.
\begin{enumerate}
\item
For $\pi=\{p\}$, this essentially reduces to the Sylow theorems (with unnecessary hypotheses).
\item
If $G$ is solvable, it is $\pi$-separable for all $\pi$, so such subgroups exist for all $\pi$. This result is often called \PMlinkname{Hall's theorem}{HallsTheorem}.
\end{enumerate}
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\bibitem{dr} Derek J.S. Robinson. \emph{A Course in the Theory of Groups}, second edition. Springer (1995)
\end{thebibliography}