10532: ABC116 —— B - Collatz Problem
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Description
A sequence $a=\{a_1,a_2,a_3,......\}$ is determined as follows:
- The first term $s$ is given as input.
- Let $f(n)$ be the following function: $f(n) = n/2$ if $n$ is even, and $f(n) = 3n+1$ if $n$ is odd.
- $a_i = s$ when $i = 1$, and $a_i = f(a_{i-1})$ when $i > 1$.
Find the minimum integer $m$ that satisfies the following condition:
- There exists an integer $n$ such that $a_m = a_n (m > n)$.
- The first term $s$ is given as input.
- Let $f(n)$ be the following function: $f(n) = n/2$ if $n$ is even, and $f(n) = 3n+1$ if $n$ is odd.
- $a_i = s$ when $i = 1$, and $a_i = f(a_{i-1})$ when $i > 1$.
Find the minimum integer $m$ that satisfies the following condition:
- There exists an integer $n$ such that $a_m = a_n (m > n)$.
Input
Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:
```
$s$
```
```
$s$
```
Output
Print the minimum integer $m$ that satisfies the condition.
Constraints
- $1 \leq s \leq 100$
- All values in input are integers.
- It is guaranteed that all elements in $a$ and the minimum $m$ that satisfies the condition are at most $1000000$.
- All values in input are integers.
- It is guaranteed that all elements in $a$ and the minimum $m$ that satisfies the condition are at most $1000000$.
Sample 1 Input
8
Sample 1 Output
5
a={8,4,2,1,4,2,1,4,2,1,......}. As $a_5=a_2$, the answer is 5.
Sample 2 Input
7
Sample 2 Output
18
a={7,22,11,34,17,52,26,13,40,20,10,5,16,8,4,2,1,4,2,1,......}.
Sample 3 Input
54
Sample 3 Output
114