A toy factory produces a toy stick with 4 sections in total, and each section is colored in red, yellow, and blue. How many toy sticks of different colors can the toy factory produce?
玩具厂生产一种玩具棒，共4节，用红、黄、蓝三种颜色给每节涂色．这家玩具厂共可生产多少种颜色不同的玩具棒．
<gadget id="calculator">3 * 8</gadget>
<output>24</output>

<gadget id="calculator">6 * 3</gadget>
<output>18</output>

<gadget id="calculator">3 + 24 + 18</gadget>
<output>45</output>

<result>45</result>