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Homomorphisms and Isomorphisms · Easy problem

Define φ:Z2×Z3→Z6\varphi: \mathbb Z_2 \times \mathbb Z_3 \to \mathbb Z_6 by sending (a,b)(a,b) to the unique x∈{0,…,5}x \in \{0,\dots,5\} with x≡a(mod2)x \equiv a \pmod 2 and x≡b(mod3)x \equiv b \pmod 3 (this is the isomorphism from the Chinese Remainder Theorem). Find φ(1,2)\varphi(1,2).