import sys # input = lambda :sys.stdin.readline()[:-1] ni = lambda :int(input()) na = lambda :list(map(int,input().split())) yes = lambda :print("yes");Yes = lambda :print("Yes");YES = lambda : print("YES") no = lambda :print("no");No = lambda :print("No");NO = lambda : print("NO") ####################################################################### def f(n): if n == 1: return 3 x = n ans = 0 while x > 1: if x % 2 == 0: x //= 2 else: x = x * 3 + 1 ans += 1 return ans print(f(ni())) # print(f(27)) # # for n in range(1, 3001): # # print(n, f(n))