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Factorizations of groups of small order

Group Theory 2022-11-04 v3

Abstract

Let GG be a finite group and let A1,,AkA_1,\ldots,A_k be a collection of subsets of GG such that G=A1AkG=A_1\ldots A_k is the product of all the AiA_i's with G=A1Ak|G|=|A_1|\ldots|A_k|. We write G=A1AkG=A_1\cdot\ldots\cdot A_k and call this a kk-fold factorization of GG of the form (A1,,Ak)(|A_1|,\ldots,|A_k|) or more briefly an (A1,,Ak)(|A_1|,\ldots,|A_k|)-factorization of GG. Let k2k\geq2 be a fixed integer. If GG has an (a1,,ak)(a_1,\ldots,a_k)-factorization, whenever G=a1ak|G|=a_1\ldots a_k with ai>1a_i>1, i=1,,ki=1,\ldots,k, we say that GG is kk-factorizable. We say that GG is multifold-factorizable if GG is kk-factorizable for any possible integer k2k\geq2. In this paper we prove that there are exactly 66 non-multifold-factorizable groups among the groups of order at most 6060. Here is their complete list: A4A_4, (C2×C2)C9(C_2\times C_2)\rtimes C_9, A4×C3A_4\times C_3, (C2×C2×C2)C7(C_2\times C_2\times C_2)\rtimes C_7, A5A_5, A4×C5A_4\times C_5. Some related open questions are presented.

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@article{arxiv.2103.08353,
  title  = {Factorizations of groups of small order},
  author = {Mikhail Kabenyuk},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.08353},
  year   = {2022}
}

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This paper is withdrawn because it has been replaced by another paper arXiv:2102.08605v3

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