Question #188488

Prove that a cyclic group with only one generator can have at most 2 elements.


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2021-05-07T10:40:41-0400

Let us prove that a cyclic group with only one generator can have at most 2 elements. Let aa be a generator of a cyclic group. Since the order of a1a^{-1}is equal to the order of a,a, we conclude that a1a^{-1}is also a generator, and hence a1=a.a^{-1}=a. It follows that a2=ea^2=e after multiplying both parts by a.a. Consequently, a cyclic group can have at most 2 elements.


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