Factoring abelian groups into uniquely complemented subsets

Abstract

Abstract. The paper deals with decomposition of a finite abelian group into a direct product of subsets. A family of subsets, the so-called uniquely complemented subsets, is singled out. It will be shown that if a finite abelian group is a direct product of uniquely complemented subsets, then at least one of the factors must be a subgroup. This generalizes Hajó s's factorization theorem.