J Austral Math Soc Ser A 43 pp220--223, 1987.

Enumerating Subgroups

R. J. Cook, James Wiegold and A. G. Williamson

(Received 6 November 1985)

Abstract

It is proved that a finite soluble group of order n has at most (n - 1)/(q - 1) maximal subgroups, where q is the smallest prime divisor of n.

1980 AMS Subject Classification: primary 20D10; secondary 20D99

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Authors

R. J. Cook
Department of Pure Mathematics, The University, Sheffield, England.
James Wiegold
Department of Pure Mathematics, University College, Cardiff, Wales.
A. G. Williamson
Haywards Heath College, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England.

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