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Permutation Groups · Superchallenge problem

σ∈S9\sigma \in S_9 has cycle type (5,4)(5,4): σ=(1 2 3 4 5)(6 7 8 9)\sigma=(1\,2\,3\,4\,5)(6\,7\,8\,9), so ∣σ∣=20|\sigma|=20. How many of the 2020 elements of the cyclic subgroup ⟨σ⟩\langle\sigma\rangle are ODD permutations?