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Is Z12 a cyclic group?

By Sophia Dalton

Is Z12 a cyclic group?

Z12 is a cyclic group, generated by 1, so need to determine image of 1. In order to have isomorphism, need to find all elements of order 12 in Z4 ⊕ Z3.

How many cyclic subgroup does Z12 have?

Z12 is cyclic, so the subgroups are cyclic and are in one-to-one correspon- dence with the divisors of 12. Thus, the subgroups are: H1 = 〈0〉 = {0} H2 = 〈1〉 = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11} H3 = 〈2〉 = {0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10} H4 = 〈3〉 = {0, 3, 6, 9} H5 = 〈4〉 = {0, 4, 8} H6 = 〈6〉 = {0, 6}.

What is the group Z12?

All other elements other than 0 have order 9. (c) In the group Z12, the elements 1, 5, 7, 11 have order 12.

Which is an example of cyclic group?

For example, (Z/6Z)× = {1,5}, and since 6 is twice an odd prime this is a cyclic group. In contrast, (Z/8Z)× = {1,3,5,7} is a Klein 4-group and is not cyclic. When (Z/nZ)× is cyclic, its generators are called primitive roots modulo n.

Is Z10 a cyclic group?

So indeed (Z10,+) is a cyclic group. We can say that Z10 is a cyclic group generated by 7, but it is often easier to say 7 is a generator of Z10. This implies that the group is cyclic.

Is Klein group cyclic?

The Klein four-group, with four elements, is the smallest group that is not a cyclic group. There is only one other group of order four, up to isomorphism, the cyclic group of order 4. Both are abelian groups.

Is Z4 a subgroup of Z12?

Which one is it? Proof: Note that Z4⊕Z12 is abelian, so any subgroup is normal. Also note that |Z4⊕Z12| = 48 and ⟨(2,2)⟩ = {(2,2),(0,4),(2,6),(0,8),(2,10),(0,0)}.

How many subgroups of Z12 are?

Solution. (a) Because Z12 is cyclic and every subgroup of a cyclic group is cyclic, it suffices to list all of the cyclic subgroups of Z12: 〈0〉 = {0} 〈1〉 = Z12 〈2〉 = {0,2,4,6,8,10} 〈3〉 = {0,3,6,9} 〈4〉 = {0,4,8} 〈5〉 = {0,5,10,3,8,1,6,11,4,9,2,7} = Z12 〈6〉 = {0,6}.

What is the order of Z8?

Z8 is cyclic of order 8, Z4 ×Z2 has an element of order 4 but is not cyclic, and Z2 ×Z2 ×Z2 has only elements of order 2. It follows that these groups are distinct.

Is Z10 cyclic?

We can say that Z10 is a cyclic group generated by 7, but it is often easier to say 7 is a generator of Z10. This implies that the group is cyclic.

Is Z6 cyclic?

Z6, Z8, and Z20 are cyclic groups generated by 1.

Is Z4 a cyclic group?

Both groups have 4 elements, but Z4 is cyclic of order 4. In Z2 × Z2, all the elements have order 2, so no element generates the group.