Finite groups whose maximal subgroups of order divisible by all the primes are supersolvable

Abstract

We study finite groups $G$ with the property that for any subgroup $M$ maximal in $G$ whose order is divisible by all the prime divisors of $|G|$, $M$ is supersolvable. We show that any nonabelian simple group can occur as a composition factor of such a group and that, if $G$ is solvable, then the nilpotency length and the rank are arbitrarily large. On the other hand, for every prime $p$, the $p$-length of such a group is at most $1$. This answers questions proposed by V. Monakhov in The Kourovka Notebook.

To appear in Monatsh. Math. Minor changes from the previous version following the referee's report