Collatz Conjecture Python – Incorrect Output Above 2 Trillion (Only!)

This line: n = int(n/2) … converts n to a float, divides that float by 2, then converts back to an int by throwing away the fractional part. For integers up to 2**52, converting to float is lossless, but for anything larger, it has to round to the nearest 53-bit number, which loses information. Of … Read more