Number of elements of order $r$ in the symmetric group $S_n$

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I want specially the general part, i.e. number of elements of order $r$ in the symmetric group $S_n$, $n\ge 4$. Is there a general rule? Thanks in advance.

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Every subset $S\subseteq\{1,\ldots,n\}$ with $\operatorname{lcm} S=n$ and map $S\to\Bbb N$ with $\sum_s sf(s)=n$ contributes $\frac{n!}{\prod_s s!^{f(s)}f(s)!}$ to the total count ...