Mathematically, 6 is the most interesting small number. For example, one might represent it as

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or the sides of a cube, hexagons or six-spoked wheels. Occasionally someone would draw a rectangular prism with sides of length 1, 2 and 3. I often had students who might also draw 六 or 陸 or ٦ or ৬ (I had a diverse student body).