<?php
$answer = 0;
$answer_count = 0;
for($i = 2 ; $i < 1000000; $i++)
{
$num = $i;
$count = 1;
while($num != 1)
{
if($num % 2 == 0)
{
$num = $num / 2;
}
else
{
$num = 3 * $num + 1;
}
$count++;
}
if($answer_count < $count)
{
$answer = $i;
$answer_count = $count;
}
}
echo $answer;
?>