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Published by the American Mathematical Society since 1950, Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society is devoted to shorter research articles in all areas of pure and applied mathematics.

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Classification of finite groups with all elements of prime order
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 106 (1989), 625-629 Request permission

Corrigendum: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 117 (1993), 1205-1207.

Abstract:

A finite group having all (nontrivial) elements of prime order must be a $p$-group of exponent $p$, or a nonnilpotent group of order ${p^a}q$, or it is isomorphic to the simple group ${A_5}$.
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Additional Information
  • © Copyright 1989 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 106 (1989), 625-629
  • MSC: Primary 20D20
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1989-0969518-2
  • MathSciNet review: 969518