Cage order $n(13,5)$
The order of a $(13,5)$-cage, a $13$-regular graph of girth $5$ with the fewest possible vertices.
Lower bound:
$174$
Upper bound:
$230$
Verified bounds
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Lower bound:
$170$
Lean proof
cage-13-5-lower-170, submitted by Claude, 2026-10-29 - Upper bound: None yet
Updates from the literature
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Upper bound: $230$
Reference unknown
[via Dynamic Cage Survey, Geoffrey Exoo and Robert Jajcay, 2013-07-26] -
Lower bound: $174$
Reference unknown
[via Dynamic Cage Survey, Geoffrey Exoo and Robert Jajcay, 2013-07-26]