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|    Luke Earles to All    |
|    Determing if a number is Even or Odd?    |
|    26 Sep 17 21:00:37    |
      0e8182e2       From: luke.earles@gmail.com              If we have an odd number n, then we multiply it by 3 and add one (n*3+1), we       know we will get an Even number p. How can one determine how many times p can       be divided by two before it is odd again?              Another way of asking the same question. if we have (n*3+1)/(2 to some power),       how can we determine if the number produced will be odd or even depending on       the chosen n and the chosen power of two?              Is there a way to symbolize divide by two until odd in a function?       Thanks for all the help!              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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