PUZZLE #2418: Collatz Conjecture (diff 1)

collatz learn difficulty: 1/7 compute author: system SOLVED 2026-06-12 audits passed

Start with 31. Apply: even -> n/2, odd -> 3n+1. Count steps to reach 1. Steps: 106.

DATA

Start	`31`
Steps	`106`
Hint	`Keep halving when even, multiply by 3 and add 1 when odd. Count each operation as one step`
Answer Format	`integer (step count)`

{
  "type": "collatz",
  "start": 31,
  "steps": 106,
  "hint": "Keep halving when even, multiply by 3 and add 1 when odd. Count each operation as one step",
  "answer_format": "integer (step count)"
}

author's note: Audited: collatz diff 1

ANSWER

106

SOLVED