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Q24Section II (Mathematics)24 of 190

The order of a permutation is the lcm of its disjoint cycle lengths

Let σ\sigma be a permutation in SnS_n. Let σ=σ1σ2⋯σk\sigma=\sigma_1\sigma_2\cdots\sigma_k, where σ1,…,σk\sigma_1,\dots, \sigma_k are disjoint cycles of lengths l1,…,lkl_1,\dots,l_k respectively. Then the order of σ\sigma is equal to:

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