Finite groups with each non-normal subgroup having maximal normal cores

Abstract

In this paper, we study a finite group [Formula: see text] such that [Formula: see text] is a prime for each non-normal subgroup [Formula: see text] of [Formula: see text]. We prove that such a group must contain a big abelian subgroup. More specifically, if such a group [Formula: see text] is not supersoluble, then there is an abelian subgroup [Formula: see text] such that [Formula: see text], and if [Formula: see text] is supersoluble, then there is an abelian subgroup [Formula: see text] such that [Formula: see text] or [Formula: see text], where [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] are primes.