Is Every Group of Order 25 Cyclic?

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Every group G of order 25 is either cyclic or every element g in G satisfies g5 = e. This conclusion is derived from Lagrange's theorem, which states that the order of any element must divide the order of the group. If G contains an element of order 25, it is cyclic; if not, all non-identity elements must have an order of 5, leading to the conclusion that g5 = e for all g in G.

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Let G be a group of order 25.
a, Prove that G is cyclic or $g5=e$ for all $g 2 G$.
Generalize to any group of order $p2$ where p is prime.
Let $g\in G$. If $g=e$, then clearly $g^5=e$.
So $g^6=e$. Then $|g|$ divides $25$, i.e., $|g| = 1,5,\textit{ or } 25$.
But $|g|\ne1$ since we assumed $g\ne e$, and $|g|^6=25$
otherwise, G would be cyclic. So $|g|=5, \textit{i.e.,} g^5 = e$.

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If $G$ contains an element of order $25$, then $G$ is cyclic. Otherwise, each non-identity element has order $5$ (by Lagrange's theorem). If $g\in G$ has order $5$, then $g^5 = e$.
 

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