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A226686
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Conjectured record-breaking lengths, for ascending positive integers k, of primitive cycles of positive integers under iteration by the Collatz-like 3x-k function.
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5
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11, 17, 19, 34, 69, 84, 85, 168, 171, 176, 179, 228, 252, 285
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OFFSET
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1,1
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COMMENTS
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A cycle is called primitive if its elements are not a common multiple of the elements of another cycle.
The 3x-k function T_k is defined by T_k(x) = x/2 if x is even, (3x-k)/2 if x is odd.
For primitive cycles, GCD(k,6)=1.
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CROSSREFS
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k = A226687(n). The smallest integer in the T_k cycle(s) associated with a(n) is A226688(n).
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KEYWORD
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nonn
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AUTHOR
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STATUS
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approved
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