A274243 Numbers n for which the sum of the odd numbers in the Collatz (3x+1) iteration of n is prime.
11, 13, 22, 26, 44, 52, 53, 67, 88, 104, 105, 106, 113, 121, 131, 134, 165, 176, 187, 208, 210, 211, 212, 226, 227, 231, 242, 243, 257, 261, 262, 268, 273, 289, 291, 293, 325, 329, 330, 352, 373, 374, 416, 419, 420, 422, 424, 431, 447, 452, 454, 461, 462, 473
Offset: 1
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11 is in the sequence because the Collatz trajectory of 11 is 11 -> 34 -> 17 -> 52 -> 26 -> 13 -> 40 -> 20 -> 10 -> 5 -> 16 -> 8 -> 4 -> 2 -> 1 and the sum of the odd terms is 11 + 17 + 13 + 5 + 1 = 47 is prime.
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Mathematica
lst={};coll[n_]:=NestWhileList[If[EvenQ[#],#/2,3#+1]&,n,#>1&];a:=Select[coll[n],OddQ[#]&];Do[s=Sum[a[[i]],{i,1,Length[a]}];If[PrimeQ[s],AppendTo[lst,n]],{n,1,500}];lst
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