Permutation of maximum cycle

A permutation p on (1,2,...,n) has a period (or cycle) k defined as the
minimum integer > 1 such that p^k = p. Given n, what is the largest
potential value for k? Please reply directly to vincentg at
datashaping.com. Thank you.

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