Langrange's Theorem states that if H is a subgroup of a finite group G, then the order (size) of H divides the order of G. The proof uses the concept of left cosets to partition G into non-overlapping subsets of the same size as H. This partitioning shows that the order of G is equal to the product of the order of H and the number of cosets. Since this product must be an integer, the order of H must divide the order of G.
Langrange's Theorem states that if H is a subgroup of a finite group G, then the order (size) of H divides the order of G. The proof uses the concept of left cosets to partition G into non-overlapping subsets of the same size as H. This partitioning shows that the order of G is equal to the product of the order of H and the number of cosets. Since this product must be an integer, the order of H must divide the order of G.
Langrange's Theorem states that if H is a subgroup of a finite group G, then the order (size) of H divides the order of G. The proof uses the concept of left cosets to partition G into non-overlapping subsets of the same size as H. This partitioning shows that the order of G is equal to the product of the order of H and the number of cosets. Since this product must be an integer, the order of H must divide the order of G.
Proof : G is a finite with |G|=n Case 1 : { e } ≤ G∧|{e }|=1, then1∣n Case 2 :G≤ G∧|G|=n , then n∣n Case 3 : H <G∧H ≠ { e } , then1∣n *Construction 1 : Pick g1 ∈G not in H g1 H={ g1 ∙h for all h ∈ H } H and g1 H do not overlap, i.e. H ∩ g1 H =∅ Claim: H and g1 H have no element in common - Assume there is an element in H and g1 H - This means g1 ∙h i=h j for some hi andh jin H g1 ∙h i=h j ( g1 ∙ hi ) ∙ hi−1 =h j ∙ hi−1 g1 ∙ ( hi ∙ hi−1 ) =h j ∙ hi−1 −1 g1 ∙e=h j ∙ hi −1 g1=h j ∙ hi Because h j ∙ hi−1 ∈ H , so g1 ∈ H This contradiction g1 ∉ H Assumption is wrong, then claim is true. *Construction 2 : Pick g2 ∈G not in H or g1 H g2 H={ g2 ∙ h for all h∈ H } H and g2 H do not overlap g1 H and g2 H do not overlap Claim: g1 H and g2 H have no element in common - Assume there is an element in g1 H and g2 H - This means g1 ∙h i=g2 ∙ h j for some hi andh jin H g1 ∙h i=g2 ∙ h j ( g1 ∙ hi ) ∙ h j−1=( g2 ∙ h j ) ∙ h j−1 g1 ∙ ( hi ∙ h j−1 )=g 2 ∙ (h j ∙ h j−1 ) g1 ∙ ( hi ∙ h j )=g 2 ∙ e −1 g1 ∙ ( hi ∙ h j−1 )=g 2 g1 ∙h k =g2 Because g1 ∙h k ∈ H , so g2 ∈ g1 H This contradiction g2 ∉ g1 H Assumption is wrong, then claim is true.
G is split into non-overlapping left cosets: H , g 1 H , g 2 H , … , g n H
Each coset is the same size Pick a coset gH and suppose it has duplicates g ∙ h1=g ∙h 2 −1 −1 g ∙ ( g ∙ h1 ) =g ∙ ( g ∙ h2 ) h1 =h2 This contradiction Each coset has size |H|=d . G partitioned into cosets |G|=N ,| H|=d Let’s call the number of cosets = k Index of H ∈G=|G : H|=k So d ∙ k=n ⟹ d∨n This means |H | divides |G| Hence langrange’s theorem is proven.