Let \( A = \{1, 2, 3, 4\} \) and \( R = \{(1, 2), (2, 3), (1, 4)\} \) be a relation on \( A \).Let \( S \) be the equivalence relation on \( A \) such that \( R \subseteq S \) and the number of elements in \( S \) is \( n \). Then, the minimum value of \( n \) is _____