Subgroup structure of alternating group:A4

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This article gives specific information, namely, subgroup structure, about a particular group, namely: alternating group:A4.
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The alternating group on {1,2,3,4} is a group of order 12.

There is no subgroup of order 6. The alternating group of degree four is the group of smallest possible order (in this case 12) not having subgroups of all orders dividing the group order.

Tables for quick information

Table classifying subgroups up to automorphism

Automorphism class of subgroups List of subgroups Isomorphism class Order of subgroups Index of subgroups Number of conjugacy classes Size of each conjugacy class Total number of subgroups Isomorphism class of quotient (if exists) Subnormal depth (if subnormal) Note
trivial subgroup {()} trivial group 1 12 1 1 1 alternating group:A4 1 trivial
subgroup generated by double transposition in A4 {(),(1,2)(3,4)}, {(),(1,3)(2,4)}, {(),(1,4)(2,3)} cyclic group:Z2 2 6 1 3 3 -- 2
V4 in A4 {(),(1,2)(3,4),(1,3)(2,4),(1,4)(2,3)} Klein four-group 4 3 1 1 1 cyclic group:Z3 1 2-Sylow
A3 in A4 {(),(2,3,4),(2,4,3)}, {(),(1,3,4),(1,4,3)}, {(),(1,2,4),(1,4,2)}, {(),(1,2,3),(1,3,2)} cyclic group:Z3 3 4 1 4 4 -- -- 3-Sylow
whole group all elements alternating group:A4 12 1 1 1 1 trivial group 1 whole
Total (5 rows) -- -- -- -- 5 -- 10 -- -- --

Table classifying isomorphism types of subgroups

Group name Order Second part of GAP ID (first part is order) Occurrences as subgroup Conjugacy classes of occurrence as subgroup Automorphism classes of occurrence as subgroup Occurrences as normal subgroup Occurrences as characteristic subgroup
trivial group 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
cyclic group:Z2 2 1 3 1 1 0 0
cyclic group:Z3 3 1 4 1 1 0 0
Klein four-group 4 2 1 1 1 1 1
alternating group:A4 12 3 1 1 1 1 1
Total -- -- 10 5 5 3 3

Table listing numbers of subgroups by group property

Group property Occurrences as subgroup Conjugacy classes of occurrence as subgroup Automorphism classes of occurrence as subgroup Occurrences as normal subgroup Occurrences as characteristic subgroup
cyclic group 8 3 3 1 1
abelian group 9 4 4 2 2
nilpotent group 9 4 4 2 2
solvable group 10 5 5 3 3