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+def steps(number):
+    #determines the Collatz Conjecture
+    if number<1 :
+        raise ValueError("Only positive integers are allowed")
+    counter=0
+    while number!=1:
+        if number%2==0:
+            number/=2
+        else:
+            number = number*3 +1
+        counter+=1
+    return counter