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%I A080842 #15 Dec 23 2021 02:20:37 %S A080842 1,3,1,1,5,6,2,3,1,6,2,3,1,2,3,1,8,9,3,1,9,3,1,3,1,11,12,4,5,6,2,3,1, %T A080842 12,4,5,6,2,3,1,4,5,6,2,3,1,14,15,5,6,2,3,1,15,5,6,2,3,1,5,6,2,3,1,17, %U A080842 18,6,2,3,1,18,6,2,3,1,6,2,3,1,20,21,7,8,9,3,1,21,7,8,9,3,1,7,8,9,3,1,23,24 %N A080842 Numbers in the x/3 + 1 conjecture: Repeat until 1 is reached: if x is divisible by 3 then divide by 3, otherwise add 1. %C A080842 These numbers converge to various last-3-digit endings and only two last-2-digit numbers: 2,1 or 3,1. %e A080842 The trajectories starting at x=2, 3, 4 etc. are (3,1), (1), (5,6,2,3,1), (6,2,3,1), (2,3,1), (8,9,3,1) etc. Each "1" marks the end of a trajectory. %t A080842 Join[{1},Flatten[Table[Rest[NestWhileList[If[Divisible[#,3],#/3,#+1]&,n, #!=1&]],{n,2,30}]]] (* _Harvey P. Dale_, Feb 02 2012 *) %o A080842 (PARI) mult3p1(n, p) = { print1(1" "); for(j=1, n, x=j; while(x>1, if(x%3==0, x/=3, x = x*p+1 ) ; print1(x" ") ; ); ) ; print1(" ") ; } { mult3p1(30,1) ; } - _R. J. Mathar_, Feb 01 2008 %Y A080842 Cf. A080828, A067433. %K A080842 easy,nonn,tabf %O A080842 1,2 %A A080842 _Cino Hilliard_, Mar 28 2003 %E A080842 Edited and corrected by _R. J. Mathar_, Feb 01 2008