Dihedral group:D32

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Definition

This group is the dihedral group of degree sixteen and order thirty-two. It is given by the presentation:

$\langle a,x \mid a^{16} = x^2 = e, xax = a^{-1} \rangle$.

Arithmetic functions

Want to compare and contrast arithmetic function values with other groups of the same order? Check out groups of order 32#Arithmetic functions

Function	Value	Similar groups	Explanation for function value	GAP verification (set G := DihedralGroup(32);) -- See more at #GAP implementation
underlying prime of p-group	2
order (number of elements, equivalently, cardinality or size of underlying set)	32	groups with same order		Order(G); using Order.
prime-base logarithm of order	5	groups with same prime-base logarithm of order
max-length of a group	5		max-length of a group equals prime-base logarithm of order for group of prime power order
chief length	5		chief length equals prime-base logarithm of order for group of prime power order
composition length	5		composition length equals prime-base logarithm of order for group of prime power order
exponent of a group	16	groups with same order and exponent of a group | groups with same exponent of a group	cyclic subgroup of order 16.	Exponent(G); using Exponent.
prime-base logarithm of exponent	4	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
nilpotency class	4	groups with same order and nilpotency class | groups with same prime-base logarithm of order and nilpotency class | groups with same nilpotency class		NilpotencyClassOfGroup(G); using NilpotencyClassOfGroup.
derived length	2	groups with same order and derived length | groups with same prime-base logarithm of order and derived length | groups with same derived length	the derived subgroup is contained in the cyclic subgroup and is hence abelian	DerivedLength(G); using DerivedLength.
Frattini length	4	groups with same order and Frattini length | groups with same prime-base logarithm of order and Frattini length | groups with same Frattini length	The first Frattini subgroup is cyclic generated by $a^2$, each subsequent Frattini subgroup moves to the set of squares of its predecessor.	FrattiniLength(G); using FrattiniLength.
minimum size of generating set	2	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		Rank(G); using Rank.
subgroup rank of a group	2	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	All proper subgroups are cyclic, dihedral, or Klein four-groups.	SubgroupRank(G); using SubgroupRank.
rank of a p-group	2	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	there exist Klein four-subgroups.	RankAsPGroup(G); using RankAsPGroup.
normal rank of a p-group	1	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	all abelian normal subgroups are cyclic.	NormalRank(G); using NormalRank.
characteristic rank of a p-group	1	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	All abelian characteristic subgroups are cyclic.	CharacteristicRank(G); using CharacteristicRank.

Group properties

Property	Satisfied	Explanation
abelian group	No
group of prime power order	Yes
nilpotent group	Yes
maximal class group	Yes
metacyclic group	Yes
metabelian group	Yes
maximal class group	Yes
directly indecomposable group	Yes
splitting-simple group	No
centrally indecomposable group	Yes

GAP implementation

Group ID

This finite group has order 32 and has ID 18 among the groups of order 32 in GAP's SmallGroup library. For context, there are 51 groups of order 32. It can thus be defined using GAP's SmallGroup function as:

SmallGroup(32,18)

For instance, we can use the following assignment in GAP to create the group and name it $G$:

gap> G := SmallGroup(32,18);

Conversely, to check whether a given group $G$ is in fact the group we want, we can use GAP's IdGroup function:

IdGroup(G) = [32,18]

or just do:

IdGroup(G)

to have GAP output the group ID, that we can then compare to what we want.

Other descriptions

The group can be described using GAP's DihedralGroup function:

DihedralGroup(32)