# 357293 commands with 1000 as starting number # Used to detect when to stop loop INCREASE L # Create a big number (128) to loop many times (number 871 takes the most steps: 178 (but the odd step in our loop computes 2 values so we dont need to loop 178 times)) INCREASE Q INCREASE Q REPEAT Q TIMES ( INCREASE Q INCREASE Q INCREASE Q ) REPEAT Q TIMES ( INCREASE Q INCREASE Q INCREASE Q ) REPEAT Q TIMES ( INCREASE Q INCREASE Q INCREASE Q ) # Print the initial value PRINT X # Stop if X is 1 initially REPEAT X TIMES ( CLEAR L REPEAT F TIMES ( INCREASE L CLEAR F ) INCREASE F ) # Start the main loop REPEAT Q TIMES ( REPEAT L TIMES ( # Clear variables before re-use CLEAR T CLEAR V # These needs to be 1 for the odd-even loop to work INCREASE T INCREASE O # Check if X is odd or even, and save the halved value of X in V REPEAT X TIMES ( INCREASE B REPEAT T TIMES ( CLEAR B CLEAR T ) REPEAT B TIMES ( INCREASE V INCREASE T ) ) # This only runs if X was even because in that case T is 1 instead of 0 REPEAT T TIMES ( # If X was even, set X to the halved value stored in V CLEAR X REPEAT V TIMES ( INCREASE X ) # Print the resulting value PRINT X # If X was even, dont run the odd-loop CLEAR O ) # Run only if even-loop wasn't ran (so X was odd) REPEAT O TIMES ( # Multiply X by 3 and add 1 REPEAT X TIMES ( INCREASE X INCREASE X ) INCREASE X # Print the resulting value PRINT X # We dont need to check if X is 1 because it can never be 1 in this situation # Now we "skip" one step and directly compute the next value # Multiply X by 3 and add 2 CLEAR X REPEAT V TIMES ( INCREASE X INCREASE X INCREASE X ) INCREASE X INCREASE X # Print the resulting value PRINT X # Clear the odd-even flag CLEAR O ) # Stop if X is 1 (only do the check if X was even to save computations)) REPEAT T TIMES ( CLEAR F REPEAT X TIMES ( CLEAR L REPEAT F TIMES ( INCREASE L CLEAR F ) INCREASE F ) ) ) )