The sequence $1,2,3,1$ is a closed path because it starts and ends at vertex $1$. Miriam Briskman, CC BY-NC 4.0.
\documentclass[border=1pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\tikzset{
vertex/.style={draw, circle, very thick, minimum size=1cm},
edge/.style={very thick}
}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node[vertex] (v1) at (0,0) {$1$};
\node[vertex] (v2) at (3,0) {$2$};
\node[vertex] (v3) at (1.5,2) {$3$};
\draw[edge] (v1) -- (v2);
\draw[edge] (v2) -- (v3);
\draw[edge] (v3) -- (v1);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}