#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int n;
int count = 0;
cin>>n;
while(n!=1)
{
if(n%2==0)n = n/2;
else n = (3*n+1)/2;
count++;
}
cout<<count<<endl;
return 0;
}
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int n;
int count = 0;
cin>>n;
while(n!=1)
{
if(n%2==0)n = n/2;
else n = (3*n+1)/2;
count++;
}
cout<<count<<endl;
return 0;
}