In this study, the trajectory behavior of odd numbers in the Collatz process is algebraically investigated using k odd operations and n even operations. The dependency relationship between parameters k and n and the resulting parity contradiction are examined through the inequality established for numbers assumed to be locked at a stop other than $1$.
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Alper Pektaş (2026) studied this question.
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