import java.util.Scanner;
/**
* Created with IntelliJ IDEA.
* Description:
* User: Y
* Date: 2019-07-01
* Time: 19:59
*/
public class Main {
private static int getNumDrink(int i) {
if (i == 0) {
return 0;
}
int tmp = 0;
while (i > 1) {
if (i == 2) {
tmp++;
i = 0;
}
tmp += i / 3;
i = i / 3 + i % 3;
}
return tmp;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner scanner=new Scanner(System.in);
int i;
while (scanner.hasNext()){
i=scanner.nextInt();
if (i==0)return;
System.out.println(getNumDrink(i));
}
}
}