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Will Chen
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Are there noncongruence subgroups (of finite index) of the modular group generated only by 2 or 3 elements?

By the modular group I either mean $SL(2,\mathbb{Z})$, or $PSL(2,\mathbb{Z})$.

Where can I find examples of these?

Another question - is there a good (ideally analytical, but possibly computer-aided) way to determine if a subgroup of the modular group generated by some given matrices is finite index? (and then to compute the index?)

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