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A224533
Odd numbers n for which the number of iterations to reach the largest equals number of iterations to reach 1 from the largest in Collatz (3x+1) trajectory of n.
3
1, 335, 1249, 2013, 6557, 6801, 6803, 7501, 7505, 10219, 22633, 25183, 27075, 31839, 36633, 36691, 40985, 45013, 45027, 45041, 59365, 61601, 64577, 64579, 75179, 75507, 77267, 86015, 88465, 88473, 97059, 97061, 97069, 97073, 97075, 97261, 107903, 108545
OFFSET
1,2
MATHEMATICA
Collatz[n_] := NestWhileList[If[EvenQ[#], #/2, 3*# + 1] &, n, # > 1 &]; Select[Range[1, 100000, 2], Position[Collatz[#], Max[Collatz[#]]] == {{(Length[Collatz[#]] + 1)/2}} &]
CROSSREFS
Cf. A224303.
Sequence in context: A253227 A105099 A038648 * A253346 A253353 A204612
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
T. D. Noe, Apr 14 2013
STATUS
approved