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Permutation Groups · Medium problem

In the regular representation of (Z12,+)(\mathbb Z_{12},+), the element 88 becomes the permutation λ8 ⁣:x↦x+8(mod12)\lambda_8\colon x\mapsto x+8\pmod{12} of the 1212 elements. Into how many disjoint cycles does λ8\lambda_8 split?