How many conjugacy classes does the group have?
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Recall that the group Z / 5 Z is abelian. Then, a = g b g − 1 ⟹ a = g g − 1 b = g , so every element is in its own conjugacy class. Thus, the answer is ∣ Z / 5 Z ∣ = 5 .