A075522 Number of steps to reach the first nonprime (=A075523(n)) starting with the n-th prime p and iterating the map k -> 4*k+(p mod 4), or -1 if no integer is ever reached.
1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4
Offset: 1
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A000040(4)=7 and (7 mod 4) = 3: 7 -> 4*7+3=31 -> 4*31+3=127 -> 4*127+3=511 = A075523(4), therefore a(4)=3.
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