Influence of the number of Sylow subgroups on solvability of finite groups (Q2223438)

Given a prime \(p\) and a finite group \(G\), let us denote by \(\nu_p(G)\) the number of Sylow \(p\)-subgroups of \(G\). It has recently been conjectured by \textit{S. M. Robati} in [Commun. Algebra 48, 5176--5180 (2020; Zbl 1484.20029)] that if \(\nu_p(G)\leq p^2- p+1\) for every odd prime \(p\), then \(G\) is solvable. In the paper under review, the authors prove that it suffices to assume this hypothesis for the primes \(3\) and \(5\). In fact, they prove that if \(\nu_3(G)\leq 7\) and \(\nu_5(G)\leq 1455\), then \(G\) is solvable. The proof does not depend on the classification of finite simple groups athough it relies on Thompson's classification of minimal simple groups. The authors also include a slightly stronger result of a theorem appearing in the aforementioned paper, which concerns the case \(\nu_p(G)\leq p^2+1\) for \(p\in\{2,3,5\}\). Robati's proof is based on the classification of finite simple groups whereas the authors' result only depends on the Feit-Thompson theorem.