Frattini Argument

If N is normal and P is a Sylow p-subgroup of N, then G = N N_G(P)
Frattini Argument

Frattini Argument: Let GG be a finite , let NGN\trianglelefteq G be a , and let PP be a of NN (so pp divides N|N|). Let NG(P)N_G(P) denote the of PP in GG. Then G=NNG(P). G = N\,N_G(P).

Equivalently, every gGg\in G can be written as g=nng=nn' with nNn\in N and nNG(P)n'\in N_G(P).

Proof sketch: For gGg\in G, the conjugate gPg1gPg^{-1} is a Sylow pp-subgroup of gNg1=NgNg^{-1}=N (normality is used here). By inside NN, there exists nNn\in N with n(gPg1)n1=Pn(gPg^{-1})n^{-1}=P. Then ngNG(P)ng\in N_G(P), so g=n1(ng)NNG(P)g=n^{-1}(ng)\in N\,N_G(P).