A064844 Number of iterations of x -> x + A064834(x) to reach a palindrome, starting with n (or -1 if no palindrome is ever reached).
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 6, 5, 6, 4, 2, 5, 7, 3, 1, 1, 0, 4, 3, 6, 2, 2, 5, 7, 1, 1, 1, 0, 4, 3, 6, 2, 2, 5, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 4, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1
Offset: 1
Examples
For n=16, A064834(16) = 5, so next number is 16+5 = 21. A064834(21)=1 so next number is 22. 22 is a palindrome which is reached after 2 iterations, so a(16)=2
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