Mathieu group
The list
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 | -- |