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A286481
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Numbers which require exactly 260 'Reverse and Add' steps to reach a palindrome
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2
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1003062289999939142, 1003062299899939142, 1003062389989939142, 1003062399889939142, 1003062489979939142, 1003062499879939142, 1003062589969939142, 1003062599869939142, 1003062689959939142, 1003062699859939142, 1003062789949939142, 1003062799849939142, 1003062889939939142, 1003062899839939142, 1003062989929939142, 1003062999829939142
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OFFSET
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1,1
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COMMENTS
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The sequence starts with 1003062289999939142 (the 19-digit number discovered by Vaughn Suite on Mar 19 2006) and continues for another 430079 terms (none previously reported) each turning into a 119-digit palindrome after 260 steps until the sequence ends with 3419399999822603000 (see a-file). No further numbers beyond 3419399999822603000 belonging to the same sequence exist. The sequence was predicted theoretically and found empirically using computer modeling algorithms. For the first 100 terms of the sequence see b-file.
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REFERENCES
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Popular Computing (Calabasas, CA), The 196 Problem, Vol. 3 (No. 30, Sep 1975).
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LINKS
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FORMULA
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a(n+1) = a(n) + rev(a(n)).
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EXAMPLE
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a(1) = 1003062289999939142 + 2419399999822603001 = 3422462289822542143
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CROSSREFS
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Cf. A023109, A033672, A065198, A065199, A065320, A065321, A065322, A065323, A065324, A065325, A065326, A065327, A070743, A072216, A072217, A072218, A281301, A281390, A281506, A281507, A281508, A281509.
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KEYWORD
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nonn,base
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STATUS
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approved
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