Finite p-groups have subgroups of all p-power orders
If |G|=p^n then for each k there is a subgroup of order p^k
Finite p-groups have subgroups of all p-power orders
Proposition (Subgroups of all orders in a finite p-group). Let be a prime and let be a finite p-group with . Then for every integer with there exists a subgroup such that .
Context. This is a structural strengthening of Lagrange’s theorem for -groups: not only do subgroup orders divide , all intermediate -powers actually occur. It is proved by induction using the existence of nontrivial center.