Iterative Collatz / hailstone sequence:
let collatz_length n =
let m = ref n in
let count = ref 0 in
while !m > 1 do
if !m mod 2 = 0 then m := !m / 2
else m := 3 * !m + 1;
count := !count + 1
done;
!count
27 is the famous 'long-running' Collatz starter. Reaches a peak of
9232 mid-sequence and takes 111 steps to bottom out at 1.
64 baseline programs total.
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