euler/e014.py

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def collatz(n):
steps = 0
while n > 1:
steps = steps + 1
if n % 2:
n = 3 * n + 1
else:
n = n / 2
return steps
i = 1000000
max = 0
maxnum = i
while i > 1:
i = i - 1
c = collatz(i)
if c > max:
max = c
maxnum = i
print 'Max was {0} steps for {1}'.format(max, maxnum)