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Cauchy theorem for groups
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Cauchy theorem for groups
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Created
2026-09-24
Updated
2026-10-03
If
a
prime divides the order of
a
finite group
, the
group
contains an element of that prime order.
One proof lets
a
cyclic group
of order
p
rotate the
tuples
(
x
1
,
…
,
x
p
)
with
x
1
⋯
x
p
=
1.
(1)
The
tuple
set
has
size
∣
G
∣
p
−
1
, and its fixed
tuples
are precisely
(
x
,
…
,
x
)
with
x
p
=
1
.
Counting
nonfixed
orbits
modulo
p
forces
a
nonidentity fixed
tuple
.
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