If is invertible in the base field, multiplication by on an abelian variety is finite étale: its differential is times the identity, and properness turns its zero-dimensional fibres into finite fibres. The Theorem of the Cube gives for a symmetric ample line bundle. Top intersection products give degree . For each prime power , the kernels killed by have orders ; the classification of finite abelian groups forces cyclic factors of length . Combining the prime powers gives the displayed group.
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