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Challenge #475: The Collatz Conjecture

JBevan89
8 - Asteroid

Great Challenge

 

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Why does it not let me upload a package file?

 

Daniel_Homola
8 - Asteroid

Here!

Hub119
11 - Bolide
11 - Bolide

@gawa you sure I shouldn't be running this for 1 billion+ numbers and/or iterations?  This just seemed too quick and easy... 🤣

 

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Kilbyflow_Designer
8 - Asteroid

I definitely need more work on Macros!!!!

 

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MadYX
8 - Asteroid

I thought the iterative macro would be so much more complex!

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This was a great exercise! It forced me to finally learn iterative macros which don't really come up in my day job developing.  

AaronSmatta
8 - Asteroid

Got the right answer, but still struggling with Iterative Macros

DaisukeTsuchiya
14 - Magnetar
14 - Magnetar

@gawa  Congratulations!
That’s an interesting one!

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stataltgee
8 - Asteroid

This was a fun challenge. I'm now slowly getting used to iterative macros.😤

niklas_greilinger
10 - Fireball

My solution :)

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gabrielpereira
8 - Asteroid

My solution