I'm currently working in the following excercise:
Suppose $\pi$ is the permutation that can be decomposed in $k$ disjoint cycles of length $n_1, \dots, n_k$. Find the order of $\pi$.
I know how to calculate a permutation order but I'm not sure about the calculation of a permutation of disjoint cycles of length $n_1, \dots, n_k$ order.
Thanks in advance for any hint or help.
Best Answer
Since the order of a $k$-cycle is $k$, you need $\operatorname {lcm}(n_1,\dots,n_k)$.
This is pretty much immediate, since disjoint cycles commute.