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Permutation Groups · Medium problem

Let γ=(1 2 3)(3 4 5)∈S5\gamma = (1\,2\,3)(3\,4\,5) \in S_5, where the two cycles share the point 33 and so are not disjoint; compute the product by applying (3 4 5)(3\,4\,5) first. Is the resulting permutation even or odd?