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A362681
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The number of steps, starting from n, to reach x<=2 in an iteration x <- 2x - {sum of proper factors of 2x}.
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2
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0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 1, 3, 2, 1, 2, 4, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 2, 4, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 1, 3, 2, 1, 5, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 1, 3, 2, 1, 3, 3, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 4, 1, 3, 2, 1, 3, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3, 3, 1, 1
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OFFSET
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1,5
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COMMENTS
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A proper factor is defined as any divisor of n other than 1 and itself (Derbyshire).
The iteration step is x <- A157449(2x).
The iteration ends on the step after reaching half of any abundant number A005101/2.
a(1682)=7 is the only number over 6 in the first 10^6 terms.
Powers of 2 reach 2 in the first step, and then would enter an infinite loop if the iteration ended only when x <= 1.
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REFERENCES
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J. Derbyshire, Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics. Penguin, 2004, p. 32.
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LINKS
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PROG
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(PARI) a(n) = my(ret=0); while(n>2, n = 4*n+1-sigma(2*n); ret++); ret; \\ Kevin Ryde, May 09 2023
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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approved
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