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It is proved that SL 3(ℤ) cannot be generated by two elements of orders 2 and 3.

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Nuzhin, Y.N. On a Question of M. Conder. Mathematical Notes 70, 71–78 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010273918392

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