A384386 Number of integers with a shortest addition-multiplication-composition chain of length n, starting with 1 and x, i.e., number of integers k with A384384(k) = n.
1, 1, 2, 5, 16, 82, 907
Offset: 0
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The smallest n for which a(n) < A230697(n) is n = 31. The length of a shortest addition-multiplication chain for 31 is A230697(31) = 6, but there are addition-multiplication-composition chains of length 5, for example (1, x,) 2*x, 2*x+1, 4*x+3, 7, 31. (4*x+3 is the composition of 2*x+1 with itself; 7 and 31 are the compositions of 4*x+3 with 1 and 7, respectively.)
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