homomorphism from $S_3$ to $\mathbb Z/3\mathbb Z$ 
TRUE/FALSE TEST:

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*There is a non-trivial group homomorphism from $S_3$ to $\mathbb Z/3\mathbb Z.$

My Attempt:

True: Choose $a,b\in S_3$ such that $|a|=3,|b|=2.$
Then $S_3=\{1,a,a^2,b,ba,ba^2\}.$
Define $f:S_3\to\mathbb Z/3\mathbb Z:b^ia^j\mapsto j+3\mathbb Z$
Then $f$ is a nontrivial homomorphism.

Is the attempt correct?
 A: Hint: Observe that $(ba)(b)=a^2$. Apply your $f$ to both sides. 
Hint for the original problem: The kernel of a homomorphism must be a normal subgroup.
A: HINTS:


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*The image of a homomorphism is a subgroup of co-domain. Does $\mathbb{Z}_3$ has any subgroups except $\{\bar{0}\}$ and itself?

*Since $|S_3|=3!=6$ and $|\mathbb{Z}_3|=3$ then any function $\varphi: S_3 \to \mathbb{Z}_3$ will be not one-to-one. So, the kernel must be non-trivial.

*If $\varphi: S_3 \to \mathbb{Z}_3$ is a homomorphism that doesn't send everything to $\bar{0} \in \mathbb{Z}_3$ then it must be surjective (According to what I said in 1). Now, what happens if you use the first isomorphism theorem? Note that $\operatorname{ker{\varphi}}$ is a normal subgroup of $S_3$ but $S_3$ has no normal subgroups of order 2.
I have actually given you more information that you need, but to sum it up, there are no non-trivial homomorphisms from $S_3$ to $\mathbb{Z}_3$. In a fancy way, they write this as $\operatorname{Hom}(S_3,\mathbb{Z}_3)=\{e\}$ where $e: S_3 \to \mathbb{Z}_3$ is defined as $e(\sigma)=\bar{0}$ for any $\sigma \in S_3$.
A: Reference: p. 1 https://www.math.okstate.edu/~mantini/4613info/ps04.pdf
Proof: We must use the result of exercise 4.3.19 in this problem. Note that in $\mathrm{Z}_{3}=\{0,1,2\}$, the orders of the elements are $|0|=1$, $o(1)=o(2)=3$.\ In $S_{3}= \{(1),$\ (12)\ ,\ (13)\ ,\ (23)\ $,\ (123), (132)\}$,the orders of the transpositions are each 2. 
Transpositions in $S_3$.
For any transposition $\tau$, $o(f(\tau))$ must divide $o(\tau)=2$, and this says that $o(f(\tau))=1$, since 3 does not divide 2. Therefore $f(\tau)=0$, the identity, for any  transposition $\tau$.
3-cycles in $S_3$.
Note that $(123)=(13)(12)$. This says that $f(123)=f((13)(12))= f(13)+f(12)=0+0=0$.
Similarly, $f(132)=0$, so $f(g)=0$ for any $g\in S_{3}$, if$f$ : $S_{3}\rightarrow \mathrm{Z}_{3}$ is a homomorphism. 
On the whole, there is only the trivial homomorphism from $S_3$ to $\mathbb{Z_3}$: $f(g) = 0$.♥
A: There is some special tric to find homomorphism from a group G to another group G'. At first we have to collect all normal sub-groups of the group G , which are precisely given by the kernel of the mapping f:G-->G/N , by f(g)=gN. Then by fundamental theorem of group homomorphism we will have G/kerf is isomorphic to f(G) . Now if f(G) is a subgroup of G' , then the no. of homomorphism will be
Aut. (f(G)) × n , where n is the total no. of subgroups in G' of type f(G).
Here , we know that, {e}, A3 and S3 are the normal sub-groups of S3.
So, first take {e}
Then S3/{e} is isomorphic to S3 , but S3 is not a subgroup of Z3 . Hence , there is no one -one homomorphism.
Now, take A3
Then S3/A3 is isomorphic to Z2 . But , Z2 is not a subgroup of Z3 . So, in this case we will not have homomorphism.
Finally, take S3
Then S3/S3 , is isomorphic to {e} , and this is a subgroup of Z3 , so from that we will have trivial homomorphism.
So, we conclude that there is no non-trivial homomorphism from S3 to Z3.
