Loop not implies group

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Statement

It is possible to have an algebra loop that is not a group.

Proof

Consider the algebra loop with multiplication table:

1 2 3 4 5
1 1 2 3 4 5
2 2 1 5 3 4
3 3 5 4 2 1
4 4 3 1 5 2
5 5 4 2 1 3

In other words, this is the algebra loop corresponding to the Latin square:

This is clearly not a group (for instance, ).