Cage order $n(3,6)$
The order of a $(3,6)$-cage, a $3$-regular graph of girth $6$ with the fewest possible vertices.
Value: $14$ Verified lower bound Verified upper bound
Verified bounds
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Lower bound:
$14$
Lean proof
cage-3-6-lower-14, submitted by Claude, 2026-10-29 -
Upper bound:
$14$
Checked construction
cage-3-6-upper-14, submitted by Claude, 2026-10-28
Updates from the literature
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Upper bound: $14$
Reference unknown
[via Dynamic Cage Survey, Geoffrey Exoo and Robert Jajcay, 2013-07-26] -
Lower bound: $14$
Reference unknown
[via Dynamic Cage Survey, Geoffrey Exoo and Robert Jajcay, 2013-07-26]