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In the mathematical field of graph theory, a complete graph is a simple graph where an edge connects every pair of vertices. The complete graph on n vertices has n vertices and n(n-1)/2 edges, and is denoted by K_n. It is a regular graph of degree n-1. All complete graphs are their own cliques. They are maximally connected as the only vertex cut which disconnects the graph is the complete set of vertices

A planar graph cannot contain K_5 (or the complete bipartite graph K_{3,3}) as a minor. Since K_n includes K_{n-1}, no complete graph K_n with n greater than or equal to 5 is planar.

Complete graphs on n vertices, for n between 1 and 8, are shown below:

Image:Complete graph K1.svg|K_1 Image:Complete graph K2.svg|K_2 Image:Complete graph K3.svg|K_3 Image:Complete graph K4.svg|K_4 Image:Complete graph K5.svg|K_5 Image:Complete graph K6.svg|K_6 Image:Complete graph K7.svg|K_7 Image:Complete graph K8.svg|K_8

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Úplný graf | Vollständiger Graph | Graphe complet | 완전 그래프 | Grafo completo | Pilnasis grafas | Graf pełny | Grafo completo | Polni graf | กราฟบริบูรณ์ | Đồ thị đầy đủ | 完全圖

 

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