The minimum number of $$JK$$ flip-flops required to construct a synchronous counter with the count sequence $$\left( {0,0,1,1,2,2,3,3,0,0,...} \right)$$ is ____________.

Let $$𝑅$$ be the relation on the set of positive integers such that $$aRb$$ if and only if $$𝑎 $$ and $$𝑏$$ are distinct and have a common divisor other than $$1.$$ Which one of the following statements about $$𝑅$$ is true?

In a connected graph, bridge is an edge whose removal disconnects a graph. Which one of the following statements is true?

The number of onto functions (subjective functions) from set $$X = \left\{ {1,2,3,4} \right\}$$ to set $$Y = \left\{ {a,b,c} \right\}$$ is __________________.