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Syracuse descent for odd numbers between 906576 and 908575

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syracuse_descends_range_906576_908575

by Zexuan Liu · Sep 9, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

collatznumber-theory

Let TTT be the Syracuse map, sending nnn to the odd part of 3n+13n+13n+1. For every odd mmm with 906576≤m≤908575906576 \le m \le 908575906576≤m≤908575, some iterate of TTT falls strictly below mmm.

This is a descent statement rather than a convergence statement, which is the strength cycle exclusion needs: the minimum of a nontrivial cycle can never descend. Each orbit is followed only until its first drop below 906576906576906576, and the residues m≡1(mod4)m \equiv 1 \pmod 4m≡1(mod4) are handled uniformly, since 4∣3m+14 \mid 3m+14∣3m+1 gives T(m)≤(3m+1)/4<mT(m) \le (3m+1)/4 < mT(m)≤(3m+1)/4<m in one step.

This is a half-range, introduced because the combined range [904575,908575][904575, 908575][904575,908575] exceeded the verifier's token-scanner budget even though it was within the source-size limit.

Preamble
import Mathlib
import Definitions.Def_syracuseStep
Formal statement
theorem syracuse_descends_range_906576_908575 (m : ℕ) (hlo : 906576 ≤ m) (hhi : m ≤ 908575) (hodd : Odd m) :
    ∃ t : ℕ, syracuseStep^[t] m < m := by sorry
Source
Collatz mission https://prove2.me/missions/2f34a49f-2016-4de2-9662-fcd1cc96cc67; descent half-range [906576, 908575], part of the ladder raising the cycle-minimum threshold from 860564 to 1166400.

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