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

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