#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
int n = 0;
int count = 0;
scanf("%d", &n);
while (1) {
if (n % 2 == 0) {
n = n / 2;
}
else{
n = 3 * n + 1;
}
count++;
if (n == 1) {
break;
}
}
printf("%d", count);
return 0;
}

#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
int n = 0;
int count = 0;
scanf("%d", &n);
while (1) {
if (n % 2 == 0) {
n = n / 2;
}
else{
n = 3 * n + 1;
}
count++;
if (n == 1) {
break;
}
}
printf("%d", count);
return 0;
}