Group of order 100 with no element of order 4?

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1. Homework Statement [/]
Is there a group G with order 100 such that it has no element of order 4? How would one go about proving the existence of such a group?



2. Homework Equations [/]
For every prime divisor p of a group, there exists an element with order p.



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Do you know about direct products? If so, you should be able to construct such a group pretty easily.
 
Yes I do have some knowledge of direct products. Could I construct a group as such: \mathbb{Z}_{5}\times\mathbb{Z}_{5}\times\mathbb{Z}_{2}\times\mathbb{Z}_{2}?
 
kpoltorak said:
Yes I do have some knowledge of direct products. Could I construct a group as such: \mathbb{Z}_{5}\times\mathbb{Z}_{5}\times\mathbb{Z}_{2}\times\mathbb{Z}_{2}?

That's the one I had in mind.
 
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