Can a Simple Group possess this property?

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If a simple group G is of order 168 then can I find subgroup of order 7 of G ? If so, then what is the number of subgroups of G of order 7 ?

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Since $168=7\cdot 24$, Sylow's Theorem says that:

  • $n_7 \mid 24$

  • $n_7 \equiv 1 \bmod 7$

Since the group is simple, we have

  • $n_7 > 1$

Therefore, $n_7=8$ because $8$ is the only non-trivial divisor of $24$ that is congruent to $1 \bmod 7$.