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Kourovka Problem 19.25 - Totient Sums and Simplicity

Do a finite group's order together with $\sum_{g \in G} \varphi(|g|)$ determine whether the group is simple? A simple and a non-simple group of order $6048$ share the statistic $23984$.

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Kourovka Problem 19.25 - Totient Sums and Simplicity

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Do a finite group's order together with $\sum_{g \in G} \varphi(|g|)$ determine whether the group is simple? A simple and a non-simple group of order $6048$ share the statistic $23984$.

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Do a finite group's order together with $\sum_{g \in G} \varphi(|g|)$ determine whether the group is simple? A simple and a non-simple group of order $6048$ share the statistic $23984$.

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