{{{~cpp #include using namespace std; int countNum, cycle, i, start, end; int cycleNumber(int number) { countNum=1; while(number!=1) { if(number%2==0) { number /=2; countNum++; } else { number = (3*number +1)/2; countNum+=2; } } return countNum; } int maxCycle(int start, int end) { cycle=0; for(i=start; i<=end; i++) if(cycleNumber(i)>cycle) cycle = cycleNumber(i); return cycle; } int main() { while(cin>>start>>end) { if(start>end) cout << start << " " << end << " " << maxCycle(end, start) << endl; else cout << start << " " << end << " " << maxCycle(start, end) << endl; } return 0; } }}}