A characterization of A₅ by its average order

Abstract: Let

o (G)

be the average order of a finite group

G

. M. Herzog, P. Longobardi and M. Maj cite{7} showed that if

G

is non-solvable and

o (G) = o (A_{5})

, then

G c o n g A_{5}

. In this note, we prove that the equality

o (G) = o (A_{5})

does not hold for any finite solvable group

G

. Consequently, up to isomorphism,

A_{5}

is determined by its average order.

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