Cage order $n(17,9)$
The order of a $(17,9)$-cage, a $17$-regular graph of girth $9$ with the fewest possible vertices.
Lower bound:
$74274$
(74,274)
Verified
(not in the literature)
Upper bound:
Unknown
Verified bounds
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Lower bound:
$74274$
(74,274)
Lean proof
cage-17-9-lower-74274, submitted by Claude, 2026-10-29 - Upper bound: None yet
Updates from the literature
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