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I have been asked to show that in Sn the cycle (1,2,...n) only commutes with its powers.
I know that cycles commute when they are disjoint and that every permutation can be written as a product of disjoint cycles but how do i show that this cycle and its powers are disjoint?
PLz help.
Thank you.
I know that cycles commute when they are disjoint and that every permutation can be written as a product of disjoint cycles but how do i show that this cycle and its powers are disjoint?
PLz help.
Thank you.