A053423 Let g(n)=sqrt(n); the mapping F(n)=Floor(Floor(n*g(n))/Floor(g(n))) iterates to a fixed point; a(n)=least k such that f(k,n)=f(k-1,n), where f(0,n)=n, f(1,n)=F(n).

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