A384183 - cp's OEIS frontend

A384183 a(n) = minimum number of steps required to move n stones from a hole to the next one in an infinite row of holes, where at one step we can move any k stones at once from a hole to the hole at distance k to the left or to the right, and there are n stones overall.

n	a(n)
0	0
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	5
7	6
8	7
9	7
10	6
11	7
12	7
13	8
14	7
15	7
16	8
17	9
18	8
19	8
20	9
21	8
22	8
23	9
24	8
25	9
26	8
27	9
28	9
29	10
30	9
31	9
32	10
33	9
34	9
35	9
36	10
37	10
38	9
39	10
40	9
41	10
42	9
43	10
44	10
45	10
46	10
47	10
48	10
49	10
50	10
51	10
52	11
53	11
54	10
55	10
56	10
57	10
58	10
59	11
60	10
61	11
62	10
63	11
64	11
65	10
66	11
67	11
68	11
69	11
70	11
71	11
72	11
73	11
74	10
75	11
76	11
77	11

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cp's OEIS Frontend

A384183 a(n) = minimum number of steps required to move n stones from a hole to the next one in an infinite row of holes, where at one step we can move any k stones at once from a hole to the hole at distance k to the left or to the right, and there are n stones overall.

Table of values

List of values

n	a(n)
0	0
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	5
7	6
8	7
9	7
10	6
11	7
12	7
13	8
14	7
15	7
16	8
17	9
18	8
19	8
20	9
21	8
22	8
23	9
24	8
25	9
26	8
27	9
28	9
29	10
30	9
31	9
32	10
33	9
34	9
35	9
36	10
37	10
38	9
39	10
40	9
41	10
42	9
43	10
44	10
45	10
46	10
47	10
48	10
49	10
50	10
51	10
52	11
53	11
54	10
55	10
56	10
57	10
58	10
59	11
60	10
61	11
62	10
63	11
64	11
65	10
66	11
67	11
68	11
69	11
70	11
71	11
72	11
73	11
74	10
75	11
76	11
77	11

n	a(n)
0	0
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	5
7	6
8	7
9	7
10	6
11	7
12	7
13	8
14	7
15	7
16	8
17	9
18	8
19	8
20	9
21	8
22	8
23	9
24	8
25	9
26	8
27	9
28	9
29	10
30	9
31	9
32	10
33	9
34	9
35	9
36	10
37	10
38	9
39	10
40	9
41	10
42	9
43	10
44	10
45	10
46	10
47	10
48	10
49	10
50	10
51	10
52	11
53	11
54	10
55	10
56	10
57	10
58	10
59	11
60	10
61	11
62	10
63	11
64	11
65	10
66	11
67	11
68	11
69	11
70	11
71	11
72	11
73	11
74	10
75	11
76	11
77	11

n	a(n)
0	0
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	5
7	6
8	7
9	7
10	6
11	7
12	7
13	8
14	7
15	7
16	8
17	9
18	8
19	8
20	9
21	8
22	8
23	9
24	8
25	9
26	8
27	9
28	9
29	10
30	9
31	9
32	10
33	9
34	9
35	9
36	10
37	10
38	9
39	10
40	9
41	10
42	9
43	10
44	10
45	10
46	10
47	10
48	10
49	10
50	10
51	10
52	11
53	11
54	10
55	10
56	10
57	10
58	10
59	11
60	10
61	11
62	10
63	11
64	11
65	10
66	11
67	11
68	11
69	11
70	11
71	11
72	11
73	11
74	10
75	11
76	11
77	11