Mathieu group

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There are eight isomorphism classes of Mathieu groups, given by their degrees. The degree of a Mathieu group is the smallest size set on which it has a faithful permutation representation, which is precisely the representation of interest:

Degree Mathieu group Order of group Prime factorization of order Number of conjugacy classes Sporadic simple? Simple? Almost simple? Alternative descriptions
9 Mathieu group:M9 72 6 No No No projective special unitary group
10 Mathieu group:M10 720 8 No No Yes ?
11 Mathieu group:M11 7920 10 Yes Yes Yes --
12 Mathieu group:M12 95040 15 Yes Yes Yes --
21 Mathieu group:M21 20160 10 No Yes Yes projective special linear group
22 Mathieu group:M22 443520 12 Yes Yes Yes --
23 Mathieu group:M23 10200960 17 Yes Yes Yes --
24 Mathieu group:M24 244823040 26 Yes Yes Yes --