Start with n and repeatedly apply the map k -> T(k) = A053837(k) + A171765(k); a(n) is the number of steps (at least one) until a prime is reached, or 0 if no prime is ever reached.
0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 2, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1
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Tue Oct 12 15:15:34 CEST 2010 [seqfan] Re: Verifying A074871, iteration of sum-of-digits(n)+product-of-digits(n)