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Exercise 8.1.7
Use Burnside’s Theorem (Theorem 8.1.8) to show that groups of order are solvable, with the possible exception of groups of order 30 or 42. When combined with the previous exercise and Example 8.1.11, this implies that groups of order are solvable.
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Proof. The positive integers have at most two prime factors, except and . The Burnside’s Theorem shows then that groups of order are solvable, with the possible exception of groups of order 30 or 42. Exercise 6 proves that the groups of order 30 are solvable, and Example 8.1.11 shows that the groups of order 42 are also solvable. So all groups of order less that 60 are solvable. □