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  1. June 14th 2009, 08:26 PM #1
    prettyboy
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    Smallest non-solvable group?

    Can someone please give me an example of the smallest group that is not solvable?

    In particular, what is its order?
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  2. June 14th 2009, 09:44 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by prettyboy View Post
    Can someone please give me an example of the smallest group that is not solvable?

    In particular, what is its order?
    the order is 60 and the group is A_5.
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