Show that Z12 is not isomorphic to Z2 ⊕ Z6.  ℤn denotes the abelian cyclic group of order n. Justify your answer in detail.

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Show that Z12 is not isomorphic to Z2 ⊕ Z6.  ℤn denotes the abelian cyclic group of order n. Justify your answer in detail.

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