Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2018
Huppert, Janko and Mann have proved the following theorems for a finite group G.
(Huppert [4]). If each second maximal subgroup of G is normal in G, then G is supersolvable. If the order of G is divisible by at least three different primes, then G is nilpotent.
(Huppert [4]). Let each third maximal subgroup of G be normal in G. Then: (i) G′ is nilpotent; (ii) the rank of G=r(G)≤2; (iii) if |G| is divisible by at least three different primes, then G is supersolvable.