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    The smallest nonabelian group has order 6

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    Nonabelian groups first appear at order $6$, uniquely as $S_3$.Suggest a slogan

    Every group of order at most \(5\) is abelian, and up to isomorphism the only nonabelian group of order \(6\) is the dihedral group \(D_3\cong S_3\).

    Groups of order \(1\), \(2\), \(3\), and \(5\) are cyclic, groups of order \(4\) are abelian by FF-TSZNT, and the groups of order \(6\) are classified in FF-TEGRU.

    What is the smallest order at which a nonabelian group exists, and which group is it?