A358166 a(1) = 13; for n > 1, if a(n-1) is even, then a(n) = a(n-1)/2; otherwise, a(n) = a(n-1) + prime(a(n-1)).
13, 54, 27, 130, 65, 378, 189, 1318, 659, 5592, 2796, 1398, 699, 5972, 2986, 1493, 13996, 6998, 3499, 36102, 18051, 218932, 109466, 54733, 730334, 365167, 5622764, 2811382, 1405691, 23685544, 11842772, 5921386, 2960693, 52246474, 26123237, 521463688, 260731844, 130365922, 65182961, 1364229390
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Examples
a(1) = 13 is odd, so a(2) = 13 + prime(13) = 13 + 41 = 54. a(2) = 54 is even, so a(3) = a(2)/2 = 54/2 = 27. a(3) = 27 is odd, so a(4) = 27 + prime(27) = 27 + 103 = 130, etc.
Programs
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Mathematica
NestList[If[EvenQ[#], #/2, # + Prime[#]] &, 13, 40]
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PARI
lista(nn) = my(va = vector(nn)); va[1] = 13; for (n=2, nn, if (va[n-1] % 2, va[n] = va[n-1] + prime(va[n-1]), va[n] = va[n-1]/2);); va; \\ Michel Marcus, Nov 12 2022
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