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1 is the only number for which 3n + 1 = 4n. So a number that didn’t reduce to 1 would have to get stuck in a loop of multiple repeated values. That seems unli
by johnrob 7y ago
1 is the only number for which 3n + 1 = 4n. So a number that didn’t reduce to 1 would have to get stuck in a loop of multiple repeated values. That seems unlikely.