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The First Isomorphism Theorem

A group homomorphism f with kernel K induces exactly one function from the quotient group G/K to the image with gK sent to f(g), and this function is a group isomorphism.

Statement

In the setting of Groups: Standing Notation, let GG and HH be groups and f:G→Hf:G\to H a group homomorphism, with kernel KK and image f(G)f(G). Here KK is a normal subgroup of GG by Kernel and Image of a Group Homomorphism are Subgroups (iii), so the quotient group G/KG/K is a group by The Product of Cosets of a Normal Subgroup Is Well Defined and Makes the Cosets a Group (ii), and f(G)f(G) is a subgroup of HH by Kernel and Image of a Group Homomorphism are Subgroups (ii), a group under the restricted operation by Subgroup Criterion and Basic Examples (ii).

The induced isomorphism. There is exactly one function fˉ:G/K→f(G)\bar f:G/K\to f(G) such that

fˉ(gK)=f(g)for every g∈G,\bar f(gK)=f(g)\qquad\text{for every } g\in G,

and fˉ\bar f is a group isomorphism from G/KG/K onto f(G)f(G).

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