import sys def max_drink(n): max = 0 while(n >= 3): new_drink = n // 3 max += new_drink n = n % 3 + new_drink if n == 2: max += 1 return max input_data = sys.stdin.read().strip().split() results = [] for line in input_data: n = int(line) if n == 0: break results.append(max_drink(n)) for result in results: print(result)