Solution

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For a normal subgroup , the quotient group consists of its cosets with multiplication
To check that this is well-defined, replace by with . Their product is
since normality puts in . Hence the product does not depend on representatives. Associativity follows from that in , the identity element is , and . These verify the group axioms.
Lagrange's theorem counts the equal-sized cosets:
Finally, if is prime, choose . Its cyclic subgroup has order greater than one dividing , hence equals . All elements are powers of , so . Thus

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