On groups with Lagrangean quotients (Q1066267)

A finite group \(G\) is called Lagrangean if it has subgroups of order \(d\) for every \(d\mid|G|\). \textit{G. Zappa} [Duke Math. J. 6, 511-512 (1940; Zbl 0023.21203)] has shown that the supersolvable groups are exactly those groups which have Lagrangean subgroups. On the other hand, a group whose quotient groups are Lagrangean is not necessarily supersolvable, though in the odd order case the supersolvability follows, as it was shown by \textit{J. F. Humphreys} [Proc. Camb. Philos. Soc. 75, 25-32 (1974; Zbl 0273.20018)]. The present authors characterize the Lagrangean nonsupersolvable groups with Lagrangean proper quotients in terms of holomorphs \(\Sigma_ m\) of \(V(2^ m,2)^+\) with respect to a certain supersolvable irreducible subgroup of \(GL(2^ m,2)\). As immediate consequences of this characterization, sufficient conditions for a group with Lagrangean quotients to be supersolvable are given: a) \(G\) has odd order (Humphreys' condition); b) \(G\) is 3-nilpotent; c) \(G\) has abelian Sylow 2-subgroups.