An extension of a theorem of Kulakoff

Abstract

It has been shown by Kulakoff that if G is a group, not cyclic, of order pl, p being an odd prime, the number of subgroups of G of order pk, for 0 < k < l, is congruent to 1 + p (mod p2); and by Hall that if G is any group of finite order whose Sylow subgroups of G of order pk, p being odd, are not cyclic, then, for 0 < k < l, the number of subgroups of G of order pk is congruent to 1 + p (mod p2). No results were given for the case p = 2. In the present paper it is shown that analogous results hold for the case p = 2, but that the role of the cyclic groups is played by groups of four exceptional types: the cyclic groups themselves, and three non-Abelian types. These groups are defined as follows:(1) The dihedral group, of order 2k, generated by A and B, where(2) The quaternion group, of order 2k, generated by A and B, where(3) The "mixed" group, of order 2k, generated by A and B, where