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For order 105=3⋅5⋅7, Sylow's congruence and divisibility conditions give
n5​∈{1,21},n7​∈{1,15}.
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If neither Sylow subgroup were a normal subgroup, there would be 21⋅4=84 elements of order five and 15⋅6=90 elements of order seven. Distinct subgroups of either prime order intersect only at the identity, and elements of the two orders are disjoint. This would give at least 84+90+1=175 elements in a group of order 105, a contradiction. Thus a subgroup of order five or seven is a normal subgroup, and the group is not simple.

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