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The Rubik's Cube,
as a Group

43 quintillion positions is not chaos. It is a beautifully structured algebraic object. An illustrated, interactive primer.

4.33 × 1019
|G|
reachable cube states
20
God's number (HTM)
group diameter — longest optimal solve
31 + 45
sections · interactive panels
KaTeX formulas · cubing.js animations
core theorem · closed form for |G|
8!corner perms
37corner twists
Σco ≡ 0
12!edge perms
211edge flips
Σeo ≡ 0
÷ 2parity match
sgn(c) = sgn(e)
highlights · four pivotal ideas
cuberoot.me · Rubik's Cube as a Group · 2026