#define YUKICODER
// #define CODEFORCES

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define rep(i, n) for(int i=0;i<(int)(n);i++)
#define pb push_back
#define pob pop_back
#define eb emplace_back
#define nall(a) a.begin(),a.end()
#define rall(a) a.rbegin(),a.rend()
#define accu accumulate
#define bs binary_search
#define lb lower_bound
#define ub upper_bound

#ifdef CODEFORCES
#define yes cout<<"YES\n"
#define no cout<<"NO\n"
#define yesno(a) cout<<(a?"YES\n":"NO\n")
#else
#define yes cout<<"Yes\n"
#define no cout<<"No\n"
#define yesno(a) cout<<(a?"Yes\n":"No\n")
#endif

using namespace std;
using ll = long long;
using ull = unsigned long long;
using pii = pair<int, int>;
using pll = pair<ll, ll>;
template<class T> using pq = priority_queue<T>;
template<class T> using pqg = priority_queue<T, vector<T>, greater<T>>;
template<class T> using vec = vector<T>;
template<class T> using vv = vector<vector<T>>;
template<class T> using vvv = vector<vv<T>>;
const ll MOD = 998244353ll;
// const ll MOD = 1000000007ll;

void solve();
signed main(){
    ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
    cin.tie(nullptr);
    unsigned T = 1;
    // cin >> T;
    cout << fixed << setprecision(20);
    while (T--) solve();
    return 0;
}

void solve(){
    int N;
    cin >> N;
    if (N == 1){
        cout << 3 << endl;
        return;
    }

    int ans = 0;
    while (N != 1){
        if (N%2 == 0) N = N/2;
        else N = 3*N+1;
        ans++;
    }

    cout << ans << endl;
}