Closure of the componentwise operation follows from closure in each factor. For three pairs, associativity holds coordinatewise:
The identity element is and the inverse element of is . These verify all group axioms for the direct product of groups. Counting independent choices gives
The subset contains the identity and is closed under products and inverses, so it is a subgroup. For any in the product and ,
Conjugation by gives the reverse inclusion, and hence
This is the definition of a normal subgroup.

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