Groups of order $pq$, $p$ and $q$ primes with $p<q$.

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Suppose $|G|=pq$ for primes $p$ and $q$ with $p<q$. Let $P \in Syl_{p}(G)$ and let $Q \in Syl_{q}(G)$. We are going to show that $Q$ is normal in $G$ and if $P$ also normal in $G$, then $G$ is cyclic.

Now the three conditions: $n_q=1+kq$ for some $k\geq 0$, $n_q$ divides $p$ and $p<q$, together force $k=0$. Since $n_q=1$, $Q\trianglelefteq G$.

Since $n_p$ divides the prime $q$, the only possibilities are $n_p=1$ or $q$. In particular, if $p\nmid (q-1)$, then $n_p$ cannot equal $q$, so $P\trianglelefteq G$.

Let $P=\langle x \rangle$ and $Q=\langle y \rangle$. If $P\trianglelefteq G$, then since $G/C_{G}(P)$ is isomorphic to a subgroup of $Aut(\mathbb{Z}_p)$ and the latter group has order $p-1$, Lagrange's Theorem together with the observation that neither $p$ or $q$ can divide $p-1$ implies that $G=C_{G}(P)$. In this case $x \in P \leq Z(G)$ so $x$ and $y$ commute. ($G\cong \mathbb{Z}_{pq}$).

If $p| (q-1)$, we shall see in other chapter that there is a unique non-abelian group of order $pq$ (in which, necessarily, $n_p=q$). We can prove the existence of this group now. Let $Q$ be a Sylow $q-\operatorname{subgroup}$ of the symmetric group of degree $q$ in $S_q$. By Exercise 34 in section 3, ${\color{red}{|N_{S_q}(Q)|=q(q-1)}}$. By assumption, $p|(q-1)$ so by Cauchy's Theorem $N_{S_q}(Q)$ has a subgroup, $P$, of order $p$. By Corollary 15 in Section 3.2, $PQ$ is a group of order $pq$. Since ${\color{red}{C_{S_q}(Q)=(Q)}}$, $PQ$ is a non-abelian group.

MY QUESTIONS ARE IN COLOR ${\color{red}{\text{RED}}}$.

Can someone provide a step by step answer for the following questions, please?

  1. ${\color{red}{|N_{S_q}(Q)|=q(q-1)}}$ I've done the exercise 34 suggested. However I still not understanding this equality, how to calculate this?
  2. ${\color{red}{C_{S_q}(Q)=(Q)}}$ Although I've tried to understand the corollary mentioned I didn't understand this equality in this case!
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Dummit has evidently broken it down for you step by step. Each of your questions in red is answered with an exercise or example.

To summarize, if $p\not|q-1$, then the group is the product of its Sylow subgroups, and is cyclic, isomorphic to $\Bbb Z_{pq}$.

If $p|q-1$, there exists a unique nonabelian group of order $pq$. Note that $C_{S_q}(Q)=Q$ implies that $G$ is nonabelian. Uniqueness is postponed for the moment.