The Collatz Conjecture is a sequence conjecture that is defined as follows:
Start with a positive integer . If is even, then divide it by two. If is odd, then multiply it by three and add it with one. Repeat this with the remaining term. For all positive integers , this sequence will always reach 1.
For example, we choose the number 3. Then the sequence is
3 , 10 , 5 , 16 , 8 , 4 , 2 , 1
This time, we have the Modified Collatz Conjecture that is defined as follows:
Start with a positive integer . If is even, then divide it by two. If is odd, then multiply it by three and subtract it by one. Repeat this with the remaining term. For all positive integers , this sequence will always reach 1.
For example, we choose the number 3. Then the sequence is:
3 , 8 , 4 , 2 , 1
We can call the number 3 a "proving number" of the Modified Collatz Conjecture because the number 3 makes this conjecture true . The opposite of the proving number is "disproving number". A number is a "disproving number" of this conjecture if the number makes this conjecture false .
Which of the following statement is true?
( Thanks for Edward Christian and Foolish Learner for explaining the right answer )
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