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Consider an integer 23 such that 23 >= 3p for a 2p-cycle in a permutation group, then p is ___________(a) odd prime(b) even prime(c) rational number(d) negative primeThe question was asked during a job interview.The query is from Permutation Groups topic in section Groups of Discrete Mathematics

Answer» RIGHT answer is (a) odd prime

Easiest EXPLANATION: Let n an integer such that n>=3P and m is a 2p-cycle in the permutation group, then p is an odd prime.


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