A384482 Number of functions f(x) = b*x+c with nonnegative integer coefficients and a shortest addition-composition chain of length n, starting with 1 and x.
2, 3, 7, 20, 75, 412, 3200, 34167, 507344
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The smallest n for which a(n) < A003313(n) is n = 21. The length of a shortest addition chain for 21 is A003313(21) = 6, but there are addition-composition chains of length 5, for example (1, x,) x+1, 2*x+2, 3*x+3, 6, 21. 6 and 21 are the compositions of 3*x+3 with 1 and 6, respectively.
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