# Collatz Prefixes

A pattern among hailstone numbers, i.e. the sequences within the Collatz conjecture.

## To-do's

* Efficient calculation of $$\beta(1, p)$$ is an open question
* Linking left-child to parent-child in PIPTree is an open question
* Prefix can work for even numbers too, but we specifically use odd numbers; need to mention this in the respective section
* Iterative method pseudo-algorithm can be written better
* Code snippets for many languages could be added