OFFSET
1,1
FORMULA
a(n) = A070562(prime(n)). - Michel Marcus, Aug 01 2015
EXAMPLE
7 -> 7+7=14 -> 14+1*4=18 -> 18+1*8=26 -> 26+2*6=38 -> 38+3*8=62 -> 62+6*2=74 -> 74+7*4=102 -> 7 steps to reach a zero digit.
MAPLE
P:=proc(i) local a, b, c, ok, k, w, n; for n from 1 by 1 to i do a:=ithprime(n); b:=1; c:=0; ok:=1; while ok=1 do k:=a; w:=1; while k>0 do w:=w*(k-(trunc(k/10)*10)); k:=trunc(k/10); od; if w=0 then ok:=0; else c:=c+1; a:=a+w; fi; od; print(c); od; end: P(100);
MATHEMATICA
f[n_] := Length@ FixedPointList[ # + Times @@ IntegerDigits@# &, n] - 2; Array[f@Prime@# &, 105] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Jun 27 2010 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
easy,nonn,base
AUTHOR
Paolo P. Lava and Giorgio Balzarotti, Oct 06 2008
STATUS
approved