Answer: N+ 1 = 3+2/2 =3
Explanation:
Starting with any positive integer N, we define the Collatz sequence corresponding to N as the numbers formed by the following operations:
If N is even, divide it by 2 to get N/2.
If N is odd, multiply it by 3 and add 1 to obtain 3N + 1.
It is conjectured but not yet proven that no matter which positive integer we start with; we always end up with 1.
For example, 10 → 5 → 16 → 8 → 4 → 2 → 1