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A002217 Starting with n, repeatedly calculate the sum of prime factors (with repetition) of the previous term, until reaching 0 or a fixed point: a(n) is the number of terms in the resulting sequence.
(Formerly M0150 N0060)
5
2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 4, 4, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 3, 2, 1, 4, 3, 5, 4, 2, 1, 3, 1, 3, 5, 2, 3, 3, 1, 4, 5, 2, 1, 3, 1, 5, 2, 4, 1, 2, 5, 3, 5, 2, 1, 2, 5, 2, 3, 2, 1, 3, 1, 6, 2, 3, 5, 5, 1, 4, 6, 5, 1, 3, 1, 6, 2, 2, 5, 5, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 5, 3, 3, 4, 2, 1, 2, 5, 5, 3, 6, 5, 2, 1, 5, 2, 5, 1, 3, 1, 2, 5 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET

1,1

REFERENCES

M. Lal, Iterates of a number-theoretic function, Math. Comp., 23 (1969), 181-183.

N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1973 (includes this sequence).

N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).

LINKS

T. D. Noe, Table of n, a(n) for n=1..1000

Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Sum of Prime Factors

EXAMPLE

20 -> 2+2+5 = 9 -> 3+3 = 6 -> 2+3 = 5, so a(20) = length of sequence {20,9,6,5} = 4.

CROSSREFS

A001414(n) is the sum of prime factors of n. A029908(n) is the fixed point that is reached.

Sequence in context: A163768 A029434 A156281 * A157047 A059342 A062831

Adjacent sequences:  A002214 A002215 A002216 * A002218 A002219 A002220

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

N. J. A. Sloane.

EXTENSIONS

More terms and better description from Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 08 2003

Removed incorrect comment [from Harvey P. Dale, Aug 16 2011]

STATUS

approved

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