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simple group

A nontrivial group whose only normal subgroups are \{e\} and itself -- no proper nontrivial normal subgroup exists to break it down further.

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Examples

  • \mathbb{Z}_p for prime p is simple: its only subgroups are \{e\} and itself.

  • A_5 is the smallest nonabelian simple group.

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