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Sieve of Aristothenes + induction seem most likely to me. "For every binary sequence of length X, the Collatz iteration ends at 1. Adding more zeros clearly d
by RockIslandLine 7y ago
Sieve of Aristothenes + induction seem most likely to me.
"For every binary sequence of length X, the Collatz iteration ends at 1. Adding more zeros clearly does not change the result, therefor adding more ones is the only path which might disprove the conjecture." Eventually you build up to a catalog of proven sequences that all other numbers must necessarily step into at some point.
- AstralStorm 7y agoYou just made it as hard as proving generalized Riemann hypothesis. Not good progress with that task. Might as well start working on Goldbach conjecture.
- mkl 7y ago*Eratosthenes, best known for being the first person to calculate the circumference of the Earth.