def collatz_to_one(n): chainLength = 1 while (n > 1): if n % 2 == 0: n = n/2 else: n = 3 * n + 1 chainLength += 1 return chainLength longestChain = 0 for i in range(1000000): currentChain = collatz_to_one(i) if currentChain > longestChain: longestChain = currentChain print("current longest chain: " + str(longestChain) + " (from " + str(i) + ")") print("done")