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Count of complete evaluations of each mapping in the trajectory of n in the mapping n-> n*3+1 if n is prime, n+1 if n is odd composite, n/2 while n even.
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%I #11 Dec 21 2015 12:47:47

%S 17,7,2,5,8,16,3,7,6,14,9,9,17,5,4,12,8,20,7,16,15,12,10,11,10,19,18,

%T 18,6,15,5,14,13,10,9,21,21,9,8,3,17,18,16,14,13,13,11,13,12,12,11,11,

%U 20,20,19,20,19,32,7,16,1,7,6,16,15,27,14,12,11,11,10,23,22,23,22,11,10,11

%N Count of complete evaluations of each mapping in the trajectory of n in the mapping n-> n*3+1 if n is prime, n+1 if n is odd composite, n/2 while n even.

%o (PARI) countpxp(m,k) = { for(x=2,m, c=0; n=x; while(n > 1, if(isprime(n),n=n*k+1; c++,if(n%2<>0,n++; c++)); while(n%2==0,n/=2; c++); if(n==1 || n==31,break); ); print1(c","); ) }

%Y Cf. A086762.

%K easy,nonn

%O 2,1

%A _Cino Hilliard_, Aug 02 2003