Factorization numbers of finite abelian groups

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Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Abstract

The number of factorizations of a finite abelian group as the product of two subgroups is computed in two different ways and a combinatorial identity involving Gaussian binomial coefficients is presented‎.

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