Are any two distinct p-Sylow subgroups normal

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This is very clear that if we have unique $p$-Sylow subgroup in a group G then it is normal in G by using second Sylow theorem, as single $p$-Sylow subgroup in a group is self conjugate to itself….
Now my ques is that suppose we have two distinct $p$-Sylow subgroups then why can we not use Sylow 2nd theorem here….why can't we use self conjugacy here???

Best Answer

The second Sylow theorem implies that every two Sylow $p$-subgroups are conjugates. So if there are two distinct Sylow $p$-subgroups then obviously none of them is normal, since normal subgroups don't have proper conjugates.

In other words: a Sylow $p$-subgroup is normal if and only if it is a unique Sylow $p$-subgroup.

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