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Permutation Groups · Medium problem

Let σ=(1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10)∈S10\sigma = (1\,2\,3\,4\,5\,6\,7\,8\,9\,10) \in S_{10}, a single 1010-cycle. Among the powers σ1,σ2,…,σ10\sigma^1, \sigma^2, \ldots, \sigma^{10}, how many are EVEN permutations?