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Lagrange's theorem
Lagrange's theorem
A fundamental theorem in group theory stating that the order of a subgroup divides the order of the group.
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The statement of the theorem
If
H
H
H
is a subgroup of a finite group
G
G
G
, then
∣
G
∣
=
[
G
:
H
]
⋅
∣
H
∣
|G| = [G:H] \cdot |H|
∣
G
∣
=
[
G
:
H
]
⋅
∣
H
∣
, where
[
G
:
H
]
[G:H]
[
G
:
H
]
is the index of
H
H
H
in
G
G
G
.
Source: Wikipedia