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Collatz steps

Problem

Starting from a number, the Collatz process halves it when it is even and replaces it with 3n + 1 when it is odd, repeating until it reaches 1. Count how many steps it takes to bring 27 down to 1, and print that count.

Example

The program prints:

111

Solution

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