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For the simple groups G of the title, we find the maximal number n such that the direct product of n copies of G is generated by two elements.
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Suchkov, N.M., Prikhod'ko, D.M. On the Number of Generating Pairs for the Groups L 2 and Sz(22k+1). Siberian Mathematical Journal 42, 975–980 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011928030041
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011928030041