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A p-primary component has the full p-power order and is the unique subgroup of that order

Statement

Let GG be finite abelian and write G=pam|G|=p^a m with pmp\nmid m. Then G(p)G(p) is a subgroup of order pap^a. It is the unique subgroup of GG having that order. In particular, if pGp\nmid |G|, then G(p)={e}G(p)=\{e\}.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The objects and hypotheses in the statement.

[L1]

Let GG be an abelian group and pp a prime. Its pp-primary component is G(p)={gG:gpk=e for some kN}.G(p)=\{g\in G:g^{p^k}=e\text{ for some }k\in\mathbb N\}. Thus the identity is included by k=0k=0. In additive notation, G(p)={g:pkg=0 for some kN}G(p)=\{g:p^kg=0\text{ for some }k\in\mathbb N\}. Powers and element orders use def-group-power and def-order-in-a-group. No finiteness or maximality is part of the definition. (The p-primary component of an abelian group).

[L2]

Let GG be a finite abelian group and let pp be a prime dividing G|G|. Then GG contains an element, and hence a subgroup, of order pp. (Cauchy's theorem for finite abelian groups).

[L3]

Let GG be a finite group and HGH\le G. Then G=[G:H]H.|G|=[G:H]\,|H|. Consequently, under the canonical embedding ι:NZ\iota:\mathbb N\to\mathbb Z, H|H| divides G|G|. (Lagrange's theorem: G=[G:H]H|G|=[G:H]|H| for every subgroup HH of a finite group GG).

[L4]

Let NGN\mathrel{\trianglelefteq}G. If [G:N][G:N] is finite, then the quotient group G/NG/N is finite and G/N=[G:N].|G/N|=[G:N]. In particular, if GG is finite, then G/N=GN.|G/N|=\frac{|G|}{|N|}. (If [G:N][G:N] is finite then G/N=[G:N]|G/N|=[G:N]; for finite GG this equals G/N|G|/|N|).

[L5]

Correspondence theorem: subgroups of G/NG/N correspond to subgroups of GG containing NN, with normality preserved. For NGN\mathrel{\trianglelefteq}G, the maps HH/NH\mapsto H/N and Kπ1(K)K\mapsto\pi^{-1}(K) are inverse inclusion-preserving bijections between subgroups HH with NHGN\le H\le G and subgroups KG/NK\le G/N; they preserve normality. (Correspondence theorem: subgroups of G/NG/N correspond to subgroups of GG containing NN, with normality preserved).

[L6]

Second isomorphism theorem for groups: H/(HN)HN/NH/(H\cap N)\cong HN/N. If HGH\le G and NGN\mathrel{\trianglelefteq}G, then H/(HN)HN/N.H/(H\cap N)\cong HN/N. (Second isomorphism theorem for groups: H/(HN)HN/NH/(H\cap N)\cong HN/N).

[L7]

If GG is abelian and NGN\mathrel{\trianglelefteq}G, then G/NG/N is abelian. (Every quotient group of an abelian group is abelian).

[L8]

Let GG be a group (def-group) with identity ee, let g,hGg, h \in G, and let powers be as in def-group-power. For all m,nZm, n \in \mathbb{Z}: 1. gm+n=gmgng^{m+n} = g^{m} g^{n}; 2. gm=(gm)1g^{-m} = (g^{m})^{-1}; 3. (gm)n=gmn(g^{m})^{n} = g^{mn}; 4. gmgn=gngmg^{m} g^{n} = g^{n} g^{m}: any two powers of one element commute; 5. if gh=hggh = hg then (gh)n=gnhn(gh)^{n} = g^{n} h^{n}. Claim 5 is false in general without its hypothesis: in a group in which gg and hh do not commute the equation can fail already at n=2n = 2, and a witness is recorded on the companion page. Claims 1 and 3 hold in any monoid (def-semigroup-and-monoid) for exponents in N\mathbb{N}, and so does claim 5 for exponents in N\mathbb{N} under the same commuting hypothesis; only the extension to negative exponents needs inverses. (Exponent laws in a group: gm+n=gmgng^{m+n} = g^{m}g^{n} and (gm)n=gmn(g^{m})^{n} = g^{mn} for all m,nZm, n \in \mathbb{Z}, and (gh)n=gnhn(gh)^{n} = g^{n}h^{n} when gg and hh commute).

Proof

technique · direct
1.1

If xpr=yps=ex^{p^r}=y^{p^s}=e and t=max{r,s}t=\max\{r,s\}, commutativity and the power laws give (xy)pt=e(xy)^{p^t}=e and (x1)pt=e(x^{-1})^{p^t}=e, so G(p)G(p) is a subgroup. If a prime qq divides G(p)|G(p)|, Cauchy's theorem in G(p)G(p) gives an element of order qq; the definition of G(p)G(p) forces q=pq=p. Hence G(p)=pb|G(p)|=p^b for some bab\le a.

givenL1L2L3L4L5L6L7L8
2.1

If b<ab<a, then pp divides G/G(p)|G/G(p)|. Cauchy's theorem in this abelian quotient gives a nonidentity coset xG(p)xG(p) of order pp.

step 1.1
3.1

Then xpG(p)x^p\in G(p), so (xp)pk=e(x^p)^{p^k}=e for some kk and therefore xG(p)x\in G(p), contradicting the choice of a nonidentity coset. Hence b=ab=a.

step 2.1
4.1

If HGH\le G has order pap^a, Lagrange applied inside HH makes every hHh\in H have pp-power order, so HG(p)H\subseteq G(p); equal finite orders give H=G(p)H=G(p). The case a=0a=0 gives the trivial subgroup.

step 3.1

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