$S_7$ does not contain a subgroup of order 15
This is an example of converse of Lagrange's Theorem not working.
I want to know how we can prove this.
Do you know which idea we should use?
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$S_7$ does not contain a subgroup of order 15 This is an example of converse of Lagrange's Theorem not working. I want to know how we can prove this. Do you know which idea we should use? |
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A group of order $pq$ with $p=3$ not dividing $q-1 = 4$ is commutative and therefore cyclic of order 15. Using the cycle decomposition of permutations, this cannot be done with actions on 7 elements. In $S_8$ the product of a disjoint 3-cycle and 5-cycle is an element of order 15. |
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