Syracuse.ipynb

Kernel: Python 2

def syracuse(n):
    while n > 1:
        print n
        if n%2 == 0:
            n = n/2
        else:
            n = 3*n+1

syracuse(3)

3
10
5
16
8
4
2

syracuse(5)

5
16
8
4
2

syracuse(29)

29
88
44
22
11
34
17
52
26
13
40
20
10
5
16
8
4
2

syracuse(1053)

1053
3160
1580
790
395
1186
593
1780
890
445
1336
668
334
167
502
251
754
377
1132
566
283
850
425
1276
638
319
958
479
1438
719
2158
1079
3238
1619
4858
2429
7288
3644
1822
911
2734
1367
4102
2051
6154
3077
9232
4616
2308
1154
577
1732
866
433
1300
650
325
976
488
244
122
61
184
92
46
23
70
35
106
53
160
80
40
20
10
5
16
8
4
2