| An Interesting Problem in Algebra There's rarely any interesting threads in pure mathematics and lately I feel like threads such as "Pi" are getting far more attention than they actually deserve, so I thought I'd throw out an interesting problem in [abstract] algebra.
If G is group such that G has no nontrivial subgroups (subgroups other than itself and (e)), prove that G is finite of prime order.
Of course, you need at least a decent understanding of basic elementary group theory to answer this. Enjoy!
__________________ "In heaven all the interesting people are missing."
--Friedrich Nietzsche |