August 1989 Posting to USENET newsgroup SCI.MATH by Kenneth Almquist

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Subject: All groups of orders 1 through 16
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I've written a program to generate finite groups, and I'm posting the
results here for the benefit of the curious. Barring bugs in my program
and editing errors, the attached list should include all groups of order
16 or less. For best results, the list should be printed on a device
that allows underlining.

For those of you who don't know what a group is, a group consists of a
set S and a binary operator + such that:
1) For all a and b in S, a + b is in S.
2) There is an element 0 in S such that a + 0 = 0 + a = a for all a.
3) For all a there is a b such that a + b = b + a = 0.
4) For all a, b, and c, (a + b) + c = a + (b + c).
The order of a group is simply the number of elements in the set S.

Kenneth Almquist

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   order       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
   num. groups 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 5 2  2  1  6  1  2  1 19
   non-communtative      1   2    1     4     1    14
   1 group of order 1:
___ A|A
   1 group of order 2:
_____ A|A B B|B A
   1 group of order 3:
_______ A|A B C B|B C A C|C A B
   2 groups of order 4:
_________ _________ A|A B C D A|A B C D B|B A D C B|B C D A C|C D A B C|C D A B D|D C B A D|D A B C
   1 group of order 5:
___________ A|A B C D E B|B C D E A C|C D E A B D|D E A B C E|E A B C D
   2 groups of order 6:
_____________ _____________ A|A B C D E F A|A B C D E F B|B C A E F D B|B C D E F A C|C A B F D E C|C D E F A B D|D F E A C B D|D E F A B C E|E D F B A C E|E F A B C D F|F E D C B A F|F A B C D E
   1 group of order 7:
_______________ A|A B C D E F G B|B C D E F G A C|C D E F G A B D|D E F G A B C E|E F G A B C D F|F G A B C D E G|G A B C D E F
   5 groups of order 8:
_________________ _________________ _________________ A|A B C D E F G H A|A B C D E F G H A|A B C D E F G H B|B A D C F E H G B|B C D A F G H E B|B C D A F G H E C|C D A B G H E F C|C D A B G H E F C|C D A B G H E F D|D C B A H G F E D|D A B C H E F G D|D A B C H E F G E|E F G H A B C D E|E F G H A B C D E|E H G F A D C B F|F E H G B A D C F|F G H E B C D A F|F E H G B A D C G|G H E F C D A B G|G H E F C D A B G|G F E H C B A D H|H G F E D C B A H|H E F G D A B C H|H G F E D C B A
_________________ _________________ A|A B C D E F G H A|A B C D E F G H B|B C D A F G H E B|B C D E F G H A C|C D A B G H E F C|C D E F G H A B D|D A B C H E F G D|D E F G H A B C E|E H G F C B A D E|E F G H A B C D F|F E H G D C B A F|F G H A B C D E G|G F E H A D C B G|G H A B C D E F H|H G F E B A D C H|H A B C D E F G
   2 groups of order 9:
___________________ ___________________ A|A B C D E F G H I A|A B C D E F G H I B|B C A E F D H I G B|B C D E F G H I A C|C A B F D E I G H C|C D E F G H I A B D|D E F G H I A B C D|D E F G H I A B C E|E F D H I G B C A E|E F G H I A B C D F|F D E I G H C A B F|F G H I A B C D E G|G H I A B C D E F G|G H I A B C D E F H|H I G B C A E F D H|H I A B C D E F G I|I G H C A B F D E I|I A B C D E F G H
   2 groups of order 10:
_____________________ _____________________ A|A B C D E F G H I J A|A B C D E F G H I J B|B C D E A G H I J F B|B C D E F G H I J A C|C D E A B H I J F G C|C D E F G H I J A B D|D E A B C I J F G H D|D E F G H I J A B C E|E A B C D J F G H I E|E F G H I J A B C D F|F J I H G A E D C B F|F G H I J A B C D E G|G F J I H B A E D C G|G H I J A B C D E F H|H G F J I C B A E D H|H I J A B C D E F G I|I H G F J D C B A E I|I J A B C D E F G H J|J I H G F E D C B A J|J A B C D E F G H I
   1 group of order 11:
_______________________ A|A B C D E F G H I J K B|B C D E F G H I J K A C|C D E F G H I J K A B D|D E F G H I J K A B C E|E F G H I J K A B C D F|F G H I J K A B C D E G|G H I J K A B C D E F H|H I J K A B C D E F G I|I J K A B C D E F G H J|J K A B C D E F G H I K|K A B C D E F G H I J
   6 groups of order 12:
_________________________ _________________________ A|A B C D E F G H I J K L A|A B C D E F G H I J K L B|B C A E F D H I G K L J B|B C A E F D H I G K L J C|C A B F D E I G H L J K C|C A B F D E I G H L J K D|D G J A L H B F K C I E D|D I L G C K A F J B H E E|E H K B J I C D L A G F E|E G J H A L B D K C I F F|F I L C K G A E J B H D F|F H K I B J C E L A G D G|G J D L H A F K B I E C G|G J E A L H D K B I F C H|H K E J I B D L C G F A H|H K F B J I E L C G D A I|I L F K G C E J A H D B I|I L D C K G F J A H E B J|J D G H A L K B F E C I J|J E G L H A K B D F C I K|K E H I B J L C D F A G K|K F H J I B L C E D A G L|L F I G C K J A E D B H L|L D I K G C J A F E B H
_________________________ _________________________ A|A B C D E F G H I J K L A|A B C D E F G H I J K L B|B C D E F A H I J K L G B|B C D E F A H I J K L G C|C D E F A B I J K L G H C|C D E F A B I J K L G H D|D E F A B C J K L G H I D|D E F A B C J K L G H I E|E F A B C D K L G H I J E|E F A B C D K L G H I J F|F A B C D E L G H I J K F|F A B C D E L G H I J K G|G H I J K L A B C D E F G|G L K J I H A F E D C B H|H I J K L G B C D E F A H|H G L K J I B A F E D C I|I J K L G H C D E F A B I|I H G L K J C B A F E D J|J K L G H I D E F A B C J|J I H G L K D C B A F E K|K L G H I J E F A B C D K|K J I H G L E D C B A F L|L G H I J K F A B C D E L|L K J I H G F E D C B A
_________________________ _________________________ A|A B C D E F G H I J K L A|A B C D E F G H I J K L B|B C D E F A H I J K L G B|B C D E F G H I J K L A C|C D E F A B I J K L G H C|C D E F G H I J K L A B D|D E F A B C J K L G H I D|D E F G H I J K L A B C E|E F A B C D K L G H I J E|E F G H I J K L A B C D F|F A B C D E L G H I J K F|F G H I J K L A B C D E G|G L K J I H D C B A F E G|G H I J K L A B C D E F H|H G L K J I E D C B A F H|H I J K L A B C D E F G I|I H G L K J F E D C B A I|I J K L A B C D E F G H J|J I H G L K A F E D C B J|J K L A B C D E F G H I K|K J I H G L B A F E D C K|K L A B C D E F G H I J L|L K J I H G C B A F E D L|L A B C D E F G H I J K
   1 group of order 13:
___________________________ A|A B C D E F G H I J K L M B|B C D E F G H I J K L M A C|C D E F G H I J K L M A B D|D E F G H I J K L M A B C E|E F G H I J K L M A B C D F|F G H I J K L M A B C D E G|G H I J K L M A B C D E F H|H I J K L M A B C D E F G I|I J K L M A B C D E F G H J|J K L M A B C D E F G H I K|K L M A B C D E F G H I J L|L M A B C D E F G H I J K M|M A B C D E F G H I J K L
   2 groups of order 14:
_____________________________ _____________________________ A|A B C D E F G H I J K L M N A|A B C D E F G H I J K L M N B|B C D E F G A I J K L M N H B|B C D E F G H I J K L M N A C|C D E F G A B J K L M N H I C|C D E F G H I J K L M N A B D|D E F G A B C K L M N H I J D|D E F G H I J K L M N A B C E|E F G A B C D L M N H I J K E|E F G H I J K L M N A B C D F|F G A B C D E M N H I J K L F|F G H I J K L M N A B C D E G|G A B C D E F N H I J K L M G|G H I J K L M N A B C D E F H|H N M L K J I A G F E D C B H|H I J K L M N A B C D E F G I|I H N M L K J B A G F E D C I|I J K L M N A B C D E F G H J|J I H N M L K C B A G F E D J|J K L M N A B C D E F G H I K|K J I H N M L D C B A G F E K|K L M N A B C D E F G H I J L|L K J I H N M E D C B A G F L|L M N A B C D E F G H I J K M|M L K J I H N F E D C B A G M|M N A B C D E F G H I J K L N|N M L K J I H G F E D C B A N|N A B C D E F G H I J K L M
   1 group of order 15:
_______________________________ A|A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O B|B C D E F G H I J K L M N O A C|C D E F G H I J K L M N O A B D|D E F G H I J K L M N O A B C E|E F G H I J K L M N O A B C D F|F G H I J K L M N O A B C D E G|G H I J K L M N O A B C D E F H|H I J K L M N O A B C D E F G I|I J K L M N O A B C D E F G H J|J K L M N O A B C D E F G H I K|K L M N O A B C D E F G H I J L|L M N O A B C D E F G H I J K M|M N O A B C D E F G H I J K L N|N O A B C D E F G H I J K L M O|O A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
   19 groups of order 16:
_________________________________ _________________________________ A|A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P A|A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P B|B A D C F E H G J I L K N M P O B|B C D A F G H E J K L I N O P M C|C D A B G H E F K L I J O P M N C|C D A B G H E F K L I J O P M N D|D C B A H G F E L K J I P O N M D|D A B C H E F G L I J K P M N O E|E F G H A B C D M N O P I J K L E|E F G H A B C D M N O P I J K L F|F E H G B A D C N M P O J I L K F|F G H E B C D A N O P M J K L I G|G H E F C D A B O P M N K L I J G|G H E F C D A B O P M N K L I J H|H G F E D C B A P O N M L K J I H|H E F G D A B C P M N O L I J K I|I J K L M N O P A B C D E F G H I|I J K L M N O P A B C D E F G H J|J I L K N M P O B A D C F E H G J|J K L I N O P M B C D A F G H E K|K L I J O P M N C D A B G H E F K|K L I J O P M N C D A B G H E F L|L K J I P O N M D C B A H G F E L|L I J K P M N O D A B C H E F G M|M N O P I J K L E F G H A B C D M|M N O P I J K L E F G H A B C D N|N M P O J I L K F E H G B A D C N|N O P M J K L I F G H E B C D A O|O P M N K L I J G H E F C D A B O|O P M N K L I J G H E F C D A B P|P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A P|P M N O L I J K H E F G D A B C
_________________________________ _________________________________ A|A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P A|A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P B|B C D A F G H E J K L I N O P M B|B C D A F G H E J K L I N O P M C|C D A B G H E F K L I J O P M N C|C D A B G H E F K L I J O P M N D|D A B C H E F G L I J K P M N O D|D A B C H E F G L I J K P M N O E|E F G H A B C D M N O P I J K L E|E F G H A B C D M N O P I J K L F|F G H E B C D A N O P M J K L I F|F G H E B C D A N O P M J K L I G|G H E F C D A B O P M N K L I J G|G H E F C D A B O P M N K L I J H|H E F G D A B C P M N O L I J K H|H E F G D A B C P M N O L I J K I|I J K L O P M N A B C D G H E F I|I L K J M P O N A D C B E H G F J|J K L I P M N O B C D A H E F G J|J I L K N M P O B A D C F E H G K|K L I J M N O P C D A B E F G H K|K J I L O N M P C B A D G F E H L|L I J K N O P M D A B C F G H E L|L K J I P O N M D C B A H G F E M|M N O P K L I J E F G H C D A B M|M P O N I L K J E H G F A D C B N|N O P M L I J K F G H E D A B C N|N M P O J I L K F E H G B A D C O|O P M N I J K L G H E F A B C D O|O N M P K J I L G F E H C B A D P|P M N O J K L I H E F G B C D A P|P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A
_________________________________ _________________________________ A|A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P A|A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P B|B C D A F G H E J K L I N O P M B|B C D A F G H E J K L I N O P M C|C D A B G H E F K L I J O P M N C|C D A B G H E F K L I J O P M N D|D A B C H E F G L I J K P M N O D|D A B C H E F G L I J K P M N O E|E F G H A B C D M N O P I J K L E|E F G H A B C D M N O P I J K L F|F G H E B C D A N O P M J K L I F|F G H E B C D A N O P M J K L I G|G H E F C D A B O P M N K L I J G|G H E F C D A B O P M N K L I J H|H E F G D A B C P M N O L I J K H|H E F G D A B C P M N O L I J K I|I N K P M J O L A F C H E B G D I|I L K J M P O N C B A D G F E H J|J O L M N K P I B G D E F C H A J|J I L K N M P O D C B A H G F E K|K P I N O L M J C H A F G D E B K|K J I L O N M P A D C B E H G F L|L M J O P I N K D E B G H A F C L|L K J I P O N M B A D C F E H G M|M J O L I N K P E B G D A F C H M|M P O N I L K J G F E H C B A D N|N K P I J O L M F C H A B G D E N|N M P O J I L K H G F E D C B A O|O L M J K P I N G D E B C H A F O|O N M P K J I L E H G F A D C B P|P I N K L M J O H A F C D E B G P|P O N M L K J I F E H G B A D C
_________________________________ _________________________________ A|A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P A|A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P B|B C D A F G H E J K L I N O P M B|B C D A F G H E J K L I N O P M C|C D A B G H E F K L I J O P M N C|C D A B G H E F K L I J O P M N D|D A B C H E F G L I J K P M N O D|D A B C H E F G L I J K P M N O E|E F G H A B C D M N O P I J K L E|E F G H A B C D M N O P I J K L F|F G H E B C D A N O P M J K L I F|F G H E B C D A N O P M J K L I G|G H E F C D A B O P M N K L I J G|G H E F C D A B O P M N K L I J H|H E F G D A B C P M N O L I J K H|H E F G D A B C P M N O L I J K I|I N K P M J O L C H A F G D E B I|I J K L M N O P E F G H A B C D J|J O L M N K P I D E B G H A F C J|J K L I N O P M F G H E B C D A K|K P I N O L M J A F C H E B G D K|K L I J O P M N G H E F C D A B L|L M J O P I N K B G D E F C H A L|L I J K P M N O H E F G D A B C M|M J O L I N K P G D E B C H A F M|M N O P I J K L A B C D E F G H N|N K P I J O L M H A F C D E B G N|N O P M J K L I B C D A F G H E O|O L M J K P I N E B G D A F C H O|O P M N K L I J C D A B G H E F P|P I N K L M J O F C H A B G D E P|P M N O L I J K D A B C H E F G
_________________________________ _________________________________ A|A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P A|A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P B|B C D A F G H E J K L I N O P M B|B C D A F G H E J K L I N O P M C|C D A B G H E F K L I J O P M N C|C D A B G H E F K L I J O P M N D|D A B C H E F G L I J K P M N O D|D A B C H E F G L I J K P M N O E|E F G H A B C D M N O P I J K L E|E H G F A D C B M P O N I L K J F|F G H E B C D A N O P M J K L I F|F E H G B A D C N M P O J I L K G|G H E F C D A B O P M N K L I J G|G F E H C B A D O N M P K J I L H|H E F G D A B C P M N O L I J K H|H G F E D C B A P O N M L K J I I|I L K J M P O N E H G F A D C B I|I J K L O P M N A B C D G H E F J|J I L K N M P O F E H G B A D C J|J K L I P M N O B C D A H E F G K|K J I L O N M P G F E H C B A D K|K L I J M N O P C D A B E F G H L|L K J I P O N M H G F E D C B A L|L I J K N O P M D A B C F G H E M|M P O N I L K J A D C B E H G F M|M P O N K J I L E H G F C B A D N|N M P O J I L K B A D C F E H G N|N M P O L K J I F E H G D C B A O|O N M P K J I L C B A D G F E H O|O N M P I L K J G F E H A D C B P|P O N M L K J I D C B A H G F E P|P O N M J I L K H G F E B A D C
_________________________________ _________________________________ A|A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P A|A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P B|B C D A F G H E J K L I N O P M B|B C D A F G H E J K L I N O P M C|C D A B G H E F K L I J O P M N C|C D A B G H E F K L I J O P M N D|D A B C H E F G L I J K P M N O D|D A B C H E F G L I J K P M N O E|E H G F A D C B M P O N I L K J E|E I G K A M C O B N D P F J H L F|F E H G B A D C N M P O J I L K F|F J H L B N D P C O A M G K E I G|G F E H C B A D O N M P K J I L G|G K E I C O A M D P B N H L F J H|H G F E D C B A P O N M L K J I H|H L F J D P B N A M C O E I G K I|I L K J M P O N A D C B E H G F I|I G K E M C O A N D P B J H L F J|J I L K N M P O B A D C F E H G J|J H L F N D P B O A M C K E I G K|K J I L O N M P C B A D G F E H K|K E I G O A M C P B N D L F J H L|L K J I P O N M D C B A H G F E L|L F J H P B N D M C O A I G K E M|M N O P I J K L E F G H A B C D M|M N O P I J K L G H E F C D A B N|N O P M J K L I F G H E B C D A N|N O P M J K L I H E F G D A B C O|O P M N K L I J G H E F C D A B O|O P M N K L I J E F G H A B C D P|P M N O L I J K H E F G D A B C P|P M N O L I J K F G H E B C D A
_________________________________ _________________________________ A|A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P A|A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P B|B C D A F G H E J K L I N O P M B|B C D E F G H A J K L M N O P I C|C D A B G H E F K L I J O P M N C|C D E F G H A B K L M N O P I J D|D A B C H E F G L I J K P M N O D|D E F G H A B C L M N O P I J K E|E H G F C B A D M P O N K J I L E|E F G H A B C D M N O P I J K L F|F E H G D C B A N M P O L K J I F|F G H A B C D E N O P I J K L M G|G F E H A D C B O N M P I L K J G|G H A B C D E F O P I J K L M N H|H G F E B A D C P O N M J I L K H|H A B C D E F G P I J K L M N O I|I J K L O P M N A B C D G H E F I|I J K L M N O P A B C D E F G H J|J K L I P M N O B C D A H E F G J|J K L M N O P I B C D E F G H A K|K L I J M N O P C D A B E F G H K|K L M N O P I J C D E F G H A B L|L I J K N O P M D A B C F G H E L|L M N O P I J K D E F G H A B C M|M P O N I L K J E H G F A D C B M|M N O P I J K L E F G H A B C D N|N M P O J I L K F E H G B A D C N|N O P I J K L M F G H A B C D E O|O N M P K J I L G F E H C B A D O|O P I J K L M N G H A B C D E F P|P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A P|P I J K L M N O H A B C D E F G
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