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Prime factors of conjugacy classes of finite solvable groups
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by Pamela A. Ferguson PDF
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 113 (1991), 319-323 Request permission

Abstract:

A bound for the number of primes dividing $[G:Z(G)]$ for certain finite solvable groups $G$ is given in terms of the maximal number of primes dividing a conjugacy class.
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  • © Copyright 1991 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 113 (1991), 319-323
  • MSC: Primary 20D10; Secondary 20C15
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1991-1049135-8
  • MathSciNet review: 1049135