Direct product of Z4 and V4

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Definition

This group can be defined in a number of equivalent ways:

• It is the external direct product of a cyclic group of order four and a Klein four-group.
• It is the external direct product of a cyclic group of order four, and two copies of a cyclic group of order two.

Arithmetic functions

Want to compare and contrast arithmetic function values with other groups of the same order? Check out groups of order 16#Arithmetic functions

Function	Value	Similar groups	Explanation for function value
underlying prime of p-group	2
order (number of elements, equivalently, cardinality or size of underlying set)	16	groups with same order
prime-base logarithm of order	4	groups with same prime-base logarithm of order
max-length of a group	4		max-length of a group equals prime-base logarithm of order for group of prime power order
chief length	4		chief length equals prime-base logarithm of order for group of prime power order
composition length	4		composition length equals prime-base logarithm of order for group of prime power order
exponent of a group	4	groups with same order and exponent of a group | groups with same prime-base logarithm of order and exponent of a group | groups with same exponent of a group
prime-base logarithm of exponent	2	groups with same order and prime-base logarithm of exponent | groups with same prime-base logarithm of order and prime-base logarithm of exponent | groups with same prime-base logarithm of exponent
Frattini length	2	groups with same order and Frattini length | groups with same prime-base logarithm of order and Frattini length | groups with same Frattini length	Frattini length equals prime-base logarithm of exponent for abelian group of prime power order
minimum size of generating set	3	groups with same order and minimum size of generating set | groups with same prime-base logarithm of order and minimum size of generating set | groups with same minimum size of generating set
subgroup rank of a group	3	groups with same order and subgroup rank of a group | groups with same prime-base logarithm of order and subgroup rank of a group | groups with same subgroup rank of a group	same as minimum size of generating set since it is an abelian group of prime power order
rank of a p-group	3	groups with same order and rank of a p-group | groups with same prime-base logarithm of order and rank of a p-group | groups with same rank of a p-group	same as minimum size of generating set since it is an abelian group of prime power order
normal rank of a p-group	3	groups with same order and normal rank of a p-group | groups with same prime-base logarithm of order and normal rank of a p-group | groups with same normal rank of a p-group	same as minimum size of generating set since it is an abelian group of prime power order
characteristic rank of a p-group	3	groups with same order and characteristic rank of a p-group | groups with same prime-base logarithm of order and characteristic rank of a p-group | groups with same characteristic rank of a p-group	same as minimum size of generating set since it is an abelian group of prime power order
nilpotency class	1		The group is a nontrivial abelian group
derived length	1		The group is a nontrivial abelian group
Fitting length	1		The group is a nontrivial abelian group -

GAP implementation

Group ID

This group has ID $10$ among the groups of order sixteen. Thus, it can be defined using GAP's SmallGroup function:

SmallGroup(16,10)