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Stefan Kohl
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Subgroups of the general linear groups

Dear all,

I have the following question:

Let $M$ be a subgroup of $GL_n(p)$ where $p$ is a prime and let $M'$ denotes the derived subgroup of $M$. Can we conclude that $|M:M'|\leq p^n-1$?

Any counterexample or reference is very much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Uep
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