A117816 Number of steps until the RADD sequence T(k+1) = n + R(T(k)), T(0) = 1, enters a cycle; -1 if no cycle is ever reached. (R=A004086: reverse digits).
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 2, 31, 15, -1, 721, 9, 1, 6, -1, 3, 5, 28, 29, 131, 23, 1, 31, 6, -1, 1, 19, 1, 53, 4, 406, 34, 254, 8, -1, 3, 245, 1, 3, 2, 422, 42, 308, 1, -1, 2, 2, 49, 1, 1371, 13, 1, 1, 2, -1, 78, 65, 1, 809, 1575, 5, 43, 31, 2, -1, 33, 2, 21, 192, 857, 91, 1, 2, 2, -1, 2, 491, 1, 2, 1, 81, 49, 1, 2, -1, 35, 197, 72, 1, 12, 79, 1, 6004, 1, -1, 52, 10264, 9, 28, 2, 2, 1, 427, 1, -1, 1, 1, 49, 167
Offset: 1
Examples
T_2 enters a cycle of length 81 after 1 step.
Links
- N. J. A. Sloane and others, Sequences of RADD type, OEIS wiki.
Crossrefs
Programs
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Mathematica
ReverseNum[n_] := FromDigits[Reverse[IntegerDigits[n]]]; maxLen=10000; Table[z=1; lst={1}; While[z=ReverseNum[z]+n; !MemberQ[lst,z] && Length[lst]
T. D. Noe *) -
PARI
A117816(n,L=10^5,S=1)={ for(F=0,1, my(u=Vecsmall(S)); while(L-- & #u<#u=vecsort(concat(u,Vecsmall(S=A004086(S)+n)),,8),); L || F=1; /* 1st run counts until repetition, now subtract cycle length */ F || L=1+#u); L-1}
Extensions
a(21)-a(33) from Luc Stevens, May 08 2006
a(33) onwards from T. D. Noe, May 10 2006
Further terms from Martin Fuller, May 12 2006
Comments