Direct Products of Groups
Combining two groups into one via the external direct product, with the order of a paired element given by the least common multiple of its components' orders.
A Complete Introduction to Abstract Algebra, Direct Products of Groups
9 exercises
Exercise 1
Prove 1.2.
Exercise 2
Simplify in .
Exercise 3
Find all positive integers and , where , such that .
Exercise 4
Let and be groups under . Find the internal direct product of and .
Exercise 5
Let , , and be groups under . Find the value of such that .
Problem 1
Let and be abelian groups. Prove that is also an abelian group.
Problem 2
Let and be groups. Prove that .
Problem 3
Let , and consider the subgroups and of . Determine whether is the internal direct product of and , justifying your answer.
Problem 4
Consider the Klein four-group with presentation
Show that .
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