2176265

Appears in sequences

• Least k starting a chain or (2n+1)-tuple of consecutive integers {h(k+i)}, i=0,1,...,2n (excluding the trivial chain when h(k) = h(k+1) = ... = h(k+2n)) with symmetrical gaps about the center, where h(k) is the length of the finite set {k, f(k), f(f(k)),...,1} in the Collatz (or 3x + 1) problem.at n=16A268468