# Order-divisibility bijections with finite simple groups

- Reference: `kourovka-21-2-order-divisibility-bijections-with-finite-simple-groups`
- Page: https://theoremdb.org/statements/kourovka-21-2-order-divisibility-bijections-with-finite-simple-groups
- Record maturity: Reviewed problem

## Problem

Let S be a finite simple group, and let G be a finite group for which there exists a bijection f: G → S such that |x| divides |f (x)| for all x ∈ G. Must G necessarily be simple? This is Kourovka Notebook Problem \(21.2\).

## Status

The reviewed record remains open.

## Work

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## References

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