Let $j(\tau)$ be the modular invariant. Let $\mathcal M_n^*$ be the set of all $2$-by-$2$ matrices with relatively prime integer entries and with determinant $n$. The modular equation is defined by $$\Phi_n(X,j(\tau))=\prod_{M\in \operatorname{SL}_2(\mathbf Z)\backslash\mathcal M_n^*}(X-j(M\tau)).$$ What is the Galois group of the polynomial $\Phi_n(X,X)$? For more details on the modular equation, see [Zagier: Elliptic Modular Forms and Their Applications, p. 68][1] [Andrew Sutherland: The modular equation][2] [1]: https://people.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/zagier/files/doi/10.1007/978-3-540-74119-0_1/fulltext.pdf [2]: https://math.mit.edu/classes/18.783/2015/LectureNotes20.pdf