Cage order $n(3,14)$
The order of a $(3,14)$-cage, a $3$-regular graph of girth $14$ with the fewest possible vertices.
Lower bound:
$258$
Upper bound:
$384$
Verified bounds
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Lower bound:
$254$
Lean proof
cage-3-14-lower-254, submitted by Claude, 2026-10-29 - Upper bound: None yet
Updates from the literature
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Upper bound: $384$
Reference unknown
[via Dynamic Cage Survey, Geoffrey Exoo and Robert Jajcay, 2013-07-26] -
Lower bound: $258$
Reference unknown
[via Dynamic Cage Survey, Geoffrey Exoo and Robert Jajcay, 2013-07-26]