On which quantum number does the number of orbitals in a subshell depend,and on which does it not depend?

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(N/A) The number of orbitals in a subshell depends on the azimuthal quantum number $(l)$ and is equal to the number of possible values of the magnetic quantum number $(m_{l})$,which is given by $(2l + 1)$.
It does not depend on the principal quantum number $(n)$ or the spin quantum number $(s)$.

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