A096306 Number of iterations of n -> n + (largest digit of n) needed for the trajectory of n to join the trajectory of A045844.
0, 0, 18, 0, 19, 17, 16, 0, 15, 18, 17, 16, 1, 15, 2, 0, 1, 14, 1, 1, 15, 0, 14, 0, 3, 13, 3, 0, 2, 2, 3, 12, 1, 2, 11, 0, 10, 1, 9, 10, 69, 0, 9, 9, 68, 0, 8, 8, 66, 67, 8, 0, 66, 7, 66, 7, 0, 65, 6, 65, 62, 6, 63, 0, 63, 64, 61, 5, 62, 0, 62, 63, 63, 60, 4, 4, 0, 61, 62, 62, 59, 3, 3, 0, 2, 60
Offset: 1
Examples
a(25)=3 because the trajectory for 1 (sequence A045844) starts 1->2->4->8->16->22->24->28->36->42->46... and the trajectory for 25 starts 25->30->33->36->42->46->52->57... so the sequence beginning with 25 joins A045844 after 3 steps.
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