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On the number of different prime divisors of element orders

Author(s): Alexander Moretó
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 134 (2006), 617-619.
MSC (2000): Primary 20D60; Secondary 20D06
Posted: July 7, 2005
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Abstract: We prove that the number of different prime divisors of the order of a finite group is bounded by a polynomial function of the maximum of the number of different prime divisors of the element orders. This improves a result of J. Zhang.


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Additional Information:

Alexander Moretó
Affiliation: Departament d'Àlgebra, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjassot, València, Spain
Email: Alexander.Moreto@uv.es

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9939-05-08156-6
PII: S 0002-9939(05)08156-6
Received by editor(s): September 21, 2004
Posted: July 7, 2005
Additional Notes: This research was supported by the Programa Ramón y Cajal, the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología, grant BFM2001-0180, and the FEDER
Communicated by: Jonathan I. Hall
Copyright of article: Copyright 2005, American Mathematical Society
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