object HailstoneSequence extends App { def hailstone(n: Int): Stream[Int] = n #:: (if (n == 1) Stream.empty else hailstone(if (n % 2 == 0) n / 2 else n * 3 + 1)) val nr = args.headOption.map(_.toInt).getOrElse(27) val collatz = hailstone(nr) println(s"Use the routine to show that the hailstone sequence for the number: $nr.") println(collatz.toList) println(s"It has ${collatz.length} elements.") println println( "Compute the number < 100,000, which has the longest hailstone sequence with that sequence's length.") val (n, len) = (1 until 100000).map(n => (n, hailstone(n).length)).maxBy(_._2) println(s"Longest hailstone sequence length= $len occurring with number $n.") }