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Finite and cyclic colombian group

Source: IberoAmerican Olympiad For University Students

July 10, 2011
group theoryabstract algebraRing Theorysuperior algebrasuperior algebra unsolved

Problem Statement

Let FF be a field whose characteristic is not 22, let F=F{0}F^*=F\setminus\left\{0\right\} be its multiplicative group and let TT be the subgroup of FF^* constituted by its finite order elements. Prove that if TT is finite, then TT is cyclic and its order is even.