Clearification about order of groups

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When a group has a prime order, does that mean that it is always isomorphic to the cyclic group of the same order? I just am a little confused and need some clarification on this matter.
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Yes! If a group has a prime order p, then the group has to be isomorphic to \mathbb{Z}_p!
 
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spacenerd said:
Thanks :)

I see that you have had your question answered, but can you think of an isomorphism between any two groups of order p where p is prime? I think if you do this, you might understand it even more.
 
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