Python program to call function collatz() to return number//2 or 3*number+1 until it returns 1
Problem Definition:
Develop a python program to create a function called collatz() which reads as a parameter named number.
If the number is even it should print and return number//2 and if the number is odd then it should print and return 3*number+1.
The function should keep calling on that number until the function returns a value of 1.
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Source Code to Python program to call function collatz() until it returns 1
def collatz(num):
if ( num == 1):
return
elif (num % 2 == 0):
print (num)
return (collatz(num//2))
else:
print (num)
return (collatz(3*num+1))
num = int (input("Enter the number: "))
collatz(num)Output
Case 1:
Enter the number: 5
5
16
8
4
2
Case 2:
Enter the number: 6
6
3
10
5
16
8
4
2
Summary:
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