IUPAC name of the following compound (P) is:

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IUPAC Nomenclature Rules for Cyclic Compounds:
1. Identify the parent ring (cyclohexane)
2. Number the ring to give substituents the lowest possible locants
3. List substituents in alphabetical order (ignoring prefixes like di-, tri-)
4. Use commas between numbers, hyphens between numbers and words

Step 1: Identify substituents
- Two methyl groups (gem-dimethyl)
- One ethyl group

Step 2: Alphabetical order
- Ethyl comes before Methyl alphabetically

Step 3: Numbering
Follow the lowest set of l

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