A087227 Number of distinct prime factors of A087226(n), the LCM of terms in trajectory of 3x+1 (function) initiated at n.
0, 1, 3, 1, 2, 3, 6, 1, 7, 2, 5, 3, 3, 6, 6, 1, 4, 7, 7, 2, 3, 5, 5, 3, 7, 3, 37, 6, 6, 6, 35, 1, 8, 4, 4, 7, 7, 7, 12, 2, 36, 3, 8, 5, 5, 5, 35, 3, 7, 7, 8, 3, 3, 37, 35, 6, 10, 6, 11, 6, 6, 35, 36, 1, 7, 8, 9, 4, 5, 4, 34, 7, 36, 7, 5, 7, 7, 12, 12, 2, 7, 36, 35, 3, 3, 8, 11, 5, 10, 5, 32, 5, 6, 35, 35
Offset: 1
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n=25: A087226(25) = 535792400 with factor-set={2,5,11,13,17,19,29} so a(25)=7, while number of odd terms in the trajectory is A078219(25)=8.
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