Collatz Conjecture - Hailstone Series Generator

Author: nefari0uss

Summary

This program will do the Collatz Conjecture. It takes a integer input and finds the number of steps to reach one using the following algorithm:

• If n is even, divide it by 2.
• If n is odd, multiply it by 3 and add 1.

The Collatz Conjecture is also known as the 3n + 1 conjecture and the numbers of the sequence are refered to as hailstone numbers. More information can be found on Wikipedia.

Instructions

• Use the given make file.
• Alternatively, compile: $ javac CollatzConjecture.java
• Run: $ java CollatzConjecture

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