Let n∈N be odd. Show that: \Aut(Z/nZ)≅\Aut(Z/2nZ)
My attempt:
An automorphism f∈Aut(Z/nZ) is uniquely represented by f(1) since 1 generates Z/nZ. f(1) has to be a generator of Z/2nZ, which means 2n and f(1) are relatively prime.
Thus, Aut(Z/nZ) and (Z/nZ)× are actually isomorphic via the isomorphism i↦fi, where fi is an automorphism of Z/nZ having fi(1)=i.
Since we can similarly deduce that Aut(Z/2nZ)≅(Z/2nZ)×, we have reduced the problem to showing that (Z/nZ)×=(Z/2nZ)×
Since n and 2 are relatively prime, we have:
ϕ(2n)=ϕ(2)ϕ(n)=ϕ(n)
Hence, both groups are of the same order, ϕ(n).
Now, I'm aware of the fact that (Z/pZ)× is a cyclic group if p is prime, but that is certainly not the case for 2n, so we cannot easily conclude that they are isomorphic.
The only thing that comes to mind is to try to find what the elementary divisors for an Abelian group of order ϕ(n) could be. For example, ϕ(n) is even for n≥3 so there exists a unique element of order 2 in both groups, which is −1. So the isomorphism would send −1 to −1.
How should I proceed here?
Answer
If n is odd, then Z/2nZ is isomorphic to Z/2Z×Z/nZ. As n is odd, any automorphism of Z/2Z×Z/nZ preserves this factorization, so comes from an automorphism of Z/2Z and one of Z/nZ. But Z/2 has only the trivial automorphism.
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