Suppose that G is a finite group with the property that every nonidentityelement has prime order (for example, D3 and D5). If Z(G)is not trivial, prove that every nonidentity element of G has thesame order.

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Suppose that G is a finite group with the property that every nonidentity
element has prime order (for example, D3 and D5). If Z(G)
is not trivial, prove that every nonidentity element of G has the
same order.

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