On the subgroups of finite Abelian groups of rank three

Abstract

We describe the subgroups of the group $\Z_m \times \Z_n \times \Z_r$ and derive a simple formula for the total number $s(m,n,r)$ of the subgroups, where $m,n,r$ are arbitrary positive integers. An asymptotic formula for the function $n\mapsto s(n,n,n)$ is also deduced.