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+-module(problem14).
+-export([solve/0]).
+
+solve() ->
+ rep(1,1000000,1,1).
+
+do(N, C) ->
+ if
+ N == 1 ->
+ C;
+ N rem 2 == 0 ->
+ do((N div 2), (C + 1));
+ N rem 2 > 0 ->
+ do(((3 * N) + 1), (C + 1))
+ end.
+
+rep(Num, Max, Top, TN) ->
+ if
+ Num > Max ->
+ TN;
+ true ->
+ L = do(Num, 1),
+ if
+ L > Top ->
+ rep((Num + 1), Max, L, Num);
+ true ->
+ rep((Num + 1), Max, Top, TN)
+ end
+ end.