A096293 Number of iterations of n -> n + (sum of squares of digits of n) needed for the trajectory of n to join the trajectory of A033936.
0, 0, 8, 76, 72, 0, 330, 8, 73, 77, 76, 7, 75, 73, 72, 66, 6, 62, 25, 75, 67, 72, 74, 74, 8, 66, 38, 70, 74, 71, 72, 62, 72, 70, 61, 73, 7, 75, 70, 330, 71, 0, 329, 73, 61, 62, 73, 71, 72, 74, 71, 73, 65, 7, 74, 329, 73, 70, 69, 70, 62, 0, 3, 39, 60, 65, 5, 328, 60, 72, 75, 7, 73
Offset: 1
Examples
a(3)=8 because the trajectory for 1 (sequence A033936) starts 1->2->6->42->62->102->107->157->232->249->350->384->473... and the trajectory for 3 starts 3->12->17->67->152->182->251->281->350->384->473... so the sequence beginning with 3 joins A033936 after 8 steps.
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