For any positive integer k, a finite sequence ai of fractions xi/yi is defined by: a1=1/k and ai=(xiβ1+1)/(yiβ1β1) reduced to lowest terms for i>1. When ai reaches some integer n, the sequence stops. (That is, when yi=1.) Define f(k)=n. For example, for k=20:
1/20β2/19β3/18=1/6β2/5β3/4β4/3β5/2β6/1=6
So f(20)=6.
Also f(1)=1, f(2)=2, f(3)=1 and βf(k3)=118937 for 1β€kβ€100.
Find βf(k3) for 1β€kβ€2Γ106.