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Cyclic Groups and Direct Products

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Definition

The external direct product G× H with componentwise multiplication

Theorem

G× H is a group with identity (e_G,e_H), coordinatewise inverses, and homomorphic coordinate projections

Proposition

For finite groups G and H, |G× H|=|G| |H|

Theorem

If g and h have finite orders m and n, then ι(ord(g,h))=lcm(ι(m),ι(n)) in G× H

Theorem

Every cyclic group is isomorphic to (ℤ,+) or to (ℤ/n,+) for its finite order n≥1

Theorem

Every subgroup of a cyclic group is cyclic; the least positive exponent in a nontrivial subgroup supplies a generator

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