A row of students counts 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3...repeatedly counting from front to back. Xiao Ming is the 24th from front to back. How much should he report?
一排学生从前往后按1、2、3、1、2、3…依次重复报数，从前往后数小明是第24个，他应该报多少
<result>3</result>