On Unsolvable Groups of Degree p = 4q + 1, p and q Primes

This paper presents two results. They are:Theorem 1. Let G be a doubly transitive permutation group of degree nq + 1 where a is a prime and n < g. If G is neither alternating nor symmetric, then G has Sylow q-subgroup of order only q.Result 2. There is no unsolvable transitive permutation group of degree p = 29, 53, 149, 173, 269, 293, or 317 properly contained in the alternating group of degree p.Result 2 was demonstrated by a computation on the Illiac II computer at the University of Illinois.