B1.3

Groups, Rings and Fields
Part II, 2003

(i) Let pp be a prime number. Show that a group GG of order pn(n2)p^{n}(n \geqslant 2) has a nontrivial normal subgroup, that is, GG is not a simple group.

(ii) Let pp and qq be primes, p>qp>q. Show that a group GG of order pqp q has a normal Sylow pp-subgroup. If GG has also a normal Sylow qq-subgroup, show that GG is cyclic. Give a necessary and sufficient condition on pp and qq for the existence of a non-abelian group of order pqp q. Justify your answer.