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A064844
Number of iterations of x -> x + A064834(x) to reach a palindrome, starting with n (or -1 if no palindrome is ever reached).
3
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 6, 5, 6, 4, 2, 5, 7, 3, 1, 1, 0, 4, 3, 6, 2, 2, 5, 7, 1, 1, 1, 0, 4, 3, 6, 2, 2, 5, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 4, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1
OFFSET
1,12
COMMENTS
Longest sequence for n<252784 is a(250584)=2311. Is a palindromic number always reached?
EXAMPLE
For n=16, A064834(16) = 5, so next number is 16+5 = 21. A064834(21)=1 so next number is 22. 22 is a palindrome which is reached after 2 iterations, so a(16)=2
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A231738 A198829 A217170 * A242723 A111718 A106154
KEYWORD
base,nonn
AUTHOR
Jonathan Ayres (jonathan.ayres(AT)btinternet.com), Oct 25 2001
STATUS
approved