Upper bounds for the product of element orders of finite groups (Q6156185)

Let \(G\) be a group and let \(\rho(G)=\prod_{g \in G} o(g)\) be the product of element orders of \(G\). The aim of this paper is to provide some upper bounds for \(\rho(G)\) depending only on \(n\) and on its least prime divisor, when \(G\) belongs to some classes of non-cyclic groups. The main result proved by the authors is the following (Theorem A): Let \(G\) be a non-cyclic supersoluble group of order \(n\). If either \(G\) is nilpotent or \(G\) is not metacyclic, then \(\rho(G) \leq q^{-n(q-1)/q} \cdot \rho(C_{n})\) where \(q\) is the smallest prime dividing \(n\) and \(C_{n}\) denotes the cyclic group of order \(n\).