Let G = Zp × Zp. Is this group cyclic? As you know any cyclic group can be generated by one element. If G is not cyclic how many elements you need to generate this group. What is the smallest size of a generating set?

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Let G = Zp × Zp. Is this group cyclic? As you know any cyclic group can
be generated by one element. If G is not cyclic how many elements you need to generate this group. What is the smallest size of a generating set?

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