Prove that a cyclic group with only one generator can have at most 2 elements.
Let us prove that a cyclic group with only one generator can have at most 2 elements. Let be a generator of a cyclic group. Since the order of is equal to the order of we conclude that is also a generator, and hence It follows that after multiplying both parts by Consequently, a cyclic group can have at most 2 elements.
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