A lemma on the exponent of Schur multiplier of $p$ groups with good power structure

Abstract

In this note, we give short proofs of the well-known results that the exponent of the Schur multiplier $\M$ divides the exponent of $\G$ for finite $\p$-groups of maximal class and potent $\p$-groups. Moreover, we prove the same for a finite $\p$-group $\G$ satisfying $\G^{\p^2}\subset \gamma_{\p}(\G)$, and for $3$-groups of class $5$. We do this by proving a general lemma, and show that these three classes of groups satisfy the hypothesis of our lemma.