LMFDB - Abstract group 256.37865: $C_4.D

Show commands: Gap / Magma / SageMath

magma:G := SmallGroup(256, 37865);

gap:G := SmallGroup(256, 37865);

sage_gap:G = libgap.SmallGroup(256, 37865)

comment:Define the group as a permutation group

sage:G = PermutationGroup(['(1,2,4,3)(7,8)(9,10,15,16)(11,13,14,12)', '(1,3)(2,4)(5,6)(7,8)(9,11)(10,12)(13,16)(14,15)', '(1,4)(2,3)(5,7)(6,8)(9,12)(10,14)(11,16)(13,15)', '(1,2,4,3)(5,6)(7,8)(9,13,15,12)(10,14,16,11)', '(1,4)(2,3)(5,6)(7,8)(9,14,15,11)(10,13,16,12)', '(1,4)(2,3)(9,15)(10,16)(11,14)(12,13)', '(5,6)(7,8)(9,15)(10,16)(11,14)(12,13)', '(9,15)(10,16)(11,14)(12,13)'])

Group information

Description:	$C_4.D_4^2$
Order:	$256$$\medspace = 2^{8} $	comment:Order of the group magma:Order(G); gap:Order(G); sage:G.order() sage_gap:G.Order()
Exponent:	$4$$\medspace = 2^{2} $	comment:Exponent of the group magma:Exponent(G); gap:Exponent(G); sage:G.exponent() sage_gap:G.Exponent()
Automorphism group:	$C_2^{10}$, of order $65536$$\medspace = 2^{16} $	comment:Automorphism group gap:AutomorphismGroup(G); magma:AutomorphismGroup(G); sage_gap:G.AutomorphismGroup()
Composition factors:	$C_2$ x 8	comment:Composition factors of the group magma:CompositionFactors(G); gap:CompositionSeries(G); sage:G.composition_series() sage_gap:G.CompositionSeries()
Nilpotency class:	$2$	comment:Nilpotency class of the group magma:NilpotencyClass(G); gap:NilpotencyClassOfGroup(G); sage_gap:G.NilpotencyClassOfGroup()
Derived length:	$2$	comment:Derived length of the group magma:DerivedLength(G); gap:DerivedLength(G); sage_gap:G.DerivedLength()

This group is nonabelian, a $p$-group (hence nilpotent, solvable, supersolvable, monomial, elementary, and hyperelementary), and metabelian.

comment:Determine if the group G is abelian

magma:IsAbelian(G);

gap:IsAbelian(G);

sage:G.is_abelian()

sage_gap:G.IsAbelian()

comment:Determine if the group G is cyclic

magma:IsCyclic(G);

gap:IsCyclic(G);

sage:G.is_cyclic()

sage_gap:G.IsCyclic()

comment:Determine if the group G is nilpotent

magma:IsNilpotent(G);

gap:IsNilpotentGroup(G);

sage:G.is_nilpotent()

sage_gap:G.IsNilpotentGroup()

comment:Determine if the group G is solvable

magma:IsSolvable(G);

gap:IsSolvableGroup(G);

sage:G.is_solvable()

sage_gap:G.IsSolvableGroup()

comment:Determine if the group G is supersolvable

gap:IsSupersolvableGroup(G);

sage:G.is_supersolvable()

sage_gap:G.IsSupersolvableGroup()

comment:Determine if the group G is simple

magma:IsSimple(G);

gap:IsSimpleGroup(G);

sage_gap:G.IsSimpleGroup()

Group statistics

comment:Compute statistics for the group G

magma:// Magma code to output the first two rows of the group statistics table element_orders := [Order(g) : g in G]; orders := Set(element_orders); printf "Orders: %o\n", orders; printf "Elements: %o %o\n", [#[x : x in element_orders | x eq n] : n in orders], Order(G); cc_orders := [cc[1] : cc in ConjugacyClasses(G)]; printf "Conjugacy classes: %o %o\n", [#[x : x in cc_orders | x eq n] : n in orders], #cc_orders;

gap:# Gap code to output the first two rows of the group statistics table element_orders := List(Elements(G), g -> Order(g)); orders := Set(element_orders); Print("Orders: ", orders, "\n"); element_counts := List(orders, n -> Length(Filtered(element_orders, x -> x = n))); Print("Elements: ", element_counts, " ", Size(G), "\n"); cc_orders := List(ConjugacyClasses(G), cc -> Order(Representative(cc))); cc_counts := List(orders, n -> Length(Filtered(cc_orders, x -> x = n))); Print("Conjugacy classes: ", cc_counts, " ", Length(ConjugacyClasses(G)), "\n");

sage:# Sage code to output the first two rows of the group statistics table element_orders = [g.order() for g in G] orders = sorted(list(set(element_orders))) print("Orders:", orders) print("Elements:", [element_orders.count(n) for n in orders], G.order()) cc_orders = [cc[0].order() for cc in G.conjugacy_classes()] print("Conjugacy classes:", [cc_orders.count(n) for n in orders], len(cc_orders))

Order	1	2	4
Elements	1	95	160	256
Conjugacy classes	1	27	30	58
Divisions	1	27	29	57
Autjugacy classes	1	14	16	31

comment:Compute statistics about the characters of G

magma:// Outputs [<d_1,c_1>, <d_2,c_2>, ...] where c_i is the number of irr. complex chars. of G with degree d_i CharacterDegrees(G);

gap:# Outputs [[d_1,c_1], [d_2,c_2], ...] where c_i is the number of irr. complex chars. of G with degree d_i CharacterDegrees(G);

sage:# Outputs [[d_1,c_1], [d_2,c_2], ...] where c_i is the number of irr. complex chars. of G with degree d_i character_degrees = [c[0] for c in G.character_table()] [[n, character_degrees.count(n)] for n in set(character_degrees)]

sage_gap:G.CharacterDegrees()

Dimension	1	2	4	8
Irr. complex chars.	32	16	10	0	58
Irr. rational chars.	32	16	8	1	57

Minimal presentations

Permutation degree:	$16$
Transitive degree:	$64$
Rank:	$5$
Inequivalent generating 5-tuples:	$4999680$

Minimal degrees of faithful linear representations

	Over $\mathbb{C}$	Over $\mathbb{R}$	Over $\mathbb{Q}$
Irreducible	none	none	none
Arbitrary	not computed	not computed	not computed

Constructions

Show commands: Gap / Magma / SageMath

Presentation:	${\langle a, b, c, d, e \mid a^{2}=b^{2}=c^{4}=d^{4}=e^{4}=[a,d]=[b,c]=[c,d]= \!\cdots\! \rangle}$ < a, b, c, d, e \| a^2,b^2,c^4,d^4,e^4,[a,d],[b,c],[c,d],[c,e], bc^2a^-1b^-1a, c^3a^-1c^-1a, e^3a^-1e^-1a, c^2d^3b^-1d^-1b, c^2eb^-1e^-1b, e^3d^-1e^-1*d >
comment:Define the group with the given generators and relations magma:G := PCGroup([8, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 161, 290, 66, 1132, 116, 10758, 2030, 710, 166]); a,b,c,d,e := Explode([G.1, G.2, G.3, G.5, G.7]); AssignNames(~G, ["a", "b", "c", "c2", "d", "d2", "e", "e2"]); gap:G := PcGroupCode(673632849651725974176931320276,256); a := G.1; b := G.2; c := G.3; d := G.5; e := G.7; sage:# This uses Sage's interface to GAP, as Sage (currently) has no native support for PC groups G = gap.new('PcGroupCode(673632849651725974176931320276,256)'); a = G.1; b = G.2; c = G.3; d = G.5; e = G.7; sage_gap:# This uses Sage's interface to GAP, as Sage (currently) has no native support for PC groups G = gap.new('PcGroupCode(673632849651725974176931320276,256)'); a = G.1; b = G.2; c = G.3; d = G.5; e = G.7;
Permutation group:	Degree $16$ $\langle(1,2,4,3)(7,8)(9,10,15,16)(11,13,14,12), (1,3)(2,4)(5,6)(7,8)(9,11)(10,12) \!\cdots\! \rangle$ (1,2,4,3)(7,8)(9,10,15,16)(11,13,14,12), (1,3)(2,4)(5,6)(7,8)(9,11)(10,12)(13,16)(14,15), (1,4)(2,3)(5,7)(6,8)(9,12)(10,14)(11,16)(13,15), (1,2,4,3)(5,6)(7,8)(9,13,15,12)(10,14,16,11), (1,4)(2,3)(5,6)(7,8)(9,14,15,11)(10,13,16,12), (1,4)(2,3)(9,15)(10,16)(11,14)(12,13), (5,6)(7,8)(9,15)(10,16)(11,14)(12,13), (9,15)(10,16)(11,14)(12,13)
comment:Define the group as a permutation group magma:G := PermutationGroup< 16 \| (1,2,4,3)(7,8)(9,10,15,16)(11,13,14,12), (1,3)(2,4)(5,6)(7,8)(9,11)(10,12)(13,16)(14,15), (1,4)(2,3)(5,7)(6,8)(9,12)(10,14)(11,16)(13,15), (1,2,4,3)(5,6)(7,8)(9,13,15,12)(10,14,16,11), (1,4)(2,3)(5,6)(7,8)(9,14,15,11)(10,13,16,12), (1,4)(2,3)(9,15)(10,16)(11,14)(12,13), (5,6)(7,8)(9,15)(10,16)(11,14)(12,13), (9,15)(10,16)(11,14)(12,13) >; gap:G := Group( (1,2,4,3)(7,8)(9,10,15,16)(11,13,14,12), (1,3)(2,4)(5,6)(7,8)(9,11)(10,12)(13,16)(14,15), (1,4)(2,3)(5,7)(6,8)(9,12)(10,14)(11,16)(13,15), (1,2,4,3)(5,6)(7,8)(9,13,15,12)(10,14,16,11), (1,4)(2,3)(5,6)(7,8)(9,14,15,11)(10,13,16,12), (1,4)(2,3)(9,15)(10,16)(11,14)(12,13), (5,6)(7,8)(9,15)(10,16)(11,14)(12,13), (9,15)(10,16)(11,14)(12,13) ); sage:G = PermutationGroup(['(1,2,4,3)(7,8)(9,10,15,16)(11,13,14,12)', '(1,3)(2,4)(5,6)(7,8)(9,11)(10,12)(13,16)(14,15)', '(1,4)(2,3)(5,7)(6,8)(9,12)(10,14)(11,16)(13,15)', '(1,2,4,3)(5,6)(7,8)(9,13,15,12)(10,14,16,11)', '(1,4)(2,3)(5,6)(7,8)(9,14,15,11)(10,13,16,12)', '(1,4)(2,3)(9,15)(10,16)(11,14)(12,13)', '(5,6)(7,8)(9,15)(10,16)(11,14)(12,13)', '(9,15)(10,16)(11,14)(12,13)'])
Direct product:	not isomorphic to a non-trivial direct product
Semidirect product:	$(C_4:D_4)$ $\,\rtimes\,$ $D_4$	$(C_4:D_4)$ $\,\rtimes\,$ $D_4$	$(C_2^4:D_4)$ $\,\rtimes\,$ $C_2$	$(C_2.D_4^2)$ $\,\rtimes\,$ $C_2$ (2)	all 55
Trans. wreath product:	not isomorphic to a non-trivial transitive wreath product
Non-split product:	$C_4$ . $D_4^2$	$C_2^5$ . $C_2^3$ (3)	$C_2^4$ . $C_2^4$ (7)	$C_2^3$ . $C_2^5$	all 30

Elements of the group are displayed as words in the presentation generators from the presentation above.

Homology

Abelianization:	$C_{2}^{5} $	comment:The abelianization of the group magma:quo< G \| CommutatorSubgroup(G) >; gap:FactorGroup(G, DerivedSubgroup(G)); sage:G.quotient(G.commutator())
Schur multiplier:	$C_{2}^{9}$	comment:The Schur multiplier of the group gap:AbelianInvariantsMultiplier(G); sage:G.homology(2) sage_gap:G.AbelianInvariantsMultiplier()
Commutator length:	$1$	comment:The commutator length of the group gap:CommutatorLength(G); sage_gap:G.CommutatorLength()

Subgroups

comment:List of subgroups of the group

magma:Subgroups(G);

gap:AllSubgroups(G);

sage:G.subgroups()

sage_gap:G.AllSubgroups()

There are 5303 subgroups in 1972 conjugacy classes, 501 normal (133 characteristic).

Characteristic subgroups are shown in this color. Normal (but not characteristic) subgroups are shown in this color.

Special subgroups

Center:	$Z \simeq$ $C_2^3$	$G/Z \simeq$ $C_2^5$	comment:Center of the group magma:Center(G); gap:Center(G); sage:G.center() sage_gap:G.Center()
Commutator:	$G' \simeq$ $C_2^3$	$G/G' \simeq$ $C_2^5$	comment:Commutator subgroup of the group G magma:CommutatorSubgroup(G); gap:DerivedSubgroup(G); sage:G.commutator() sage_gap:G.DerivedSubgroup()
Frattini:	$\Phi \simeq$ $C_2^3$	$G/\Phi \simeq$ $C_2^5$	comment:Frattini subgroup of the group G magma:FrattiniSubgroup(G); gap:FrattiniSubgroup(G); sage:G.frattini_subgroup() sage_gap:G.FrattiniSubgroup()
Fitting:	$\operatorname{Fit} \simeq$ $C_4.D_4^2$	$G/\operatorname{Fit} \simeq$ $C_1$	comment:Fitting subgroup of the group G magma:FittingSubgroup(G); gap:FittingSubgroup(G); sage:G.fitting_subgroup() sage_gap:G.FittingSubgroup()
Radical:	$R \simeq$ $C_4.D_4^2$	$G/R \simeq$ $C_1$	comment:Radical of the group G magma:Radical(G); gap:SolvableRadical(G); sage_gap:G.SolvableRadical()
Socle:	$\operatorname{soc} \simeq$ $C_2^3$	$G/\operatorname{soc} \simeq$ $C_2^5$	comment:Socle of the group G magma:Socle(G); gap:Socle(G); sage:G.socle() sage_gap:G.Socle()
2-Sylow subgroup:	$P_{ 2 } \simeq$ $C_4.D_4^2$

Subgroup diagram and profile

Series

Derived series

$C_4.D_4^2$

$\rhd$

$C_2^3$

$\rhd$

$C_1$

comment:Derived series of the group GF

magma:DerivedSeries(G);

gap:DerivedSeriesOfGroup(G);

sage:G.derived_series()

sage_gap:G.DerivedSeriesOfGroup()

Chief series

$C_4.D_4^2$

$\rhd$

$C_4^2:D_4$

$\rhd$

$C_4:C_4^2$

$\rhd$

$C_2^2.D_4$

$\rhd$

$C_2^2\times C_4$

$\rhd$

$C_2^3$

$\rhd$

$C_2^2$

$\rhd$

$C_2$

$\rhd$

$C_1$

comment:Chief series of the group G

magma:ChiefSeries(G);

gap:ChiefSeries(G);

sage_gap:G.ChiefSeries()

Lower central series

$C_4.D_4^2$

$\rhd$

$C_2^3$

$\rhd$

$C_1$

comment:The lower central series of the group G

magma:LowerCentralSeries(G);

gap:LowerCentralSeriesOfGroup(G);

sage:G.lower_central_series()

sage_gap:G.LowerCentralSeriesOfGroup()

Upper central series

$C_1$

$\lhd$

$C_2^3$

$\lhd$

$C_4.D_4^2$

comment:The upper central series of the group G

magma:UpperCentralSeries(G);

gap:UpperCentralSeriesOfGroup(G);

sage:G.upper_central_series()

sage_gap:G.UpperCentralSeriesOfGroup()

Character theory

comment:Character table

magma:CharacterTable(G); // Output not guaranteed to exactly match the LMFDB table

gap:CharacterTable(G); # Output not guaranteed to exactly match the LMFDB table

sage:G.character_table() # Output not guaranteed to exactly match the LMFDB table

sage_gap:G.CharacterTable() # Output not guaranteed to exactly match the LMFDB table

Complex character table

See the $58 \times 58$ character table. Alternatively, you may search for characters of this group with desired properties.

Rational character table

See the $57 \times 57$ rational character table.

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Label	256.37865
Order	\( 2^{8} \)
Exponent	\( 2^{2} \)

Nilpotent	yes
Solvable	yes
$\card{G^{\mathrm{ab}}}$	\( 2^{5} \)
$\card{Z(G)}$	\( 2^{3} \)
$\card{\Aut(G)}$	\( 2^{16} \)
$\card{\mathrm{Out}(G)}$	\( 2^{11} \)
Perm deg.	$16$
Trans deg.	$64$
Rank	$5$

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Normal subgroups up to automorphism

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Normal subgroups up to automorphism (quotient in parentheses)

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Rational character table

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