Lagrange's theorem

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Lagrange's theorem

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Etymology Named after Joseph Louis Lagrange (1736–1813), an Italian Enlightenment Era mathematician and astronomer.

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Algebra, Group theory, Mathematics, Sciences The theorem in group theory that for any finite group, the size (order) of any subgroup must be a divisor of that of the group itself.

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