Quasirecognition by prime graph of finite simple groups \(L_n(2)\) and \(U_n(2)\). (Q653863)

Let \(G\) be a finite group and the prime graph \(\Gamma(G)\) of \(G\) is defined as follows: the vertices of \(\Gamma(G)\) are the primes dividing the order \(|G|\) and two distinct vertices \(p,q\) are joined by an edge if \(G\) has an element of order \(pq\) [see \textit{J. S. Williams}, J. Algebra 69, 487-513 (1981; Zbl 0471.20013)]. A finite non-Abelian simple \(S\) is said to be quasirecognizable by prime graph if \(G\) with \(\Gamma(G)=\Gamma(S)\) has a unique nonabelian composition factor isomorphic to \(S\). In this paper, the authors prove that the simple groups \(L_n(2)\) and \(U_n(2)\) are quasirecognizable. As a consequence of the above result the authors give a new proof for the recognition by element orders of \(L_n(2)\).