Mystery Number Puzzle #1

[-Apples-]

I came up with some interesting number puzzles. The first one has a step-by-step process. If you carefully follow these steps in the correct order, what number can you find at the end? You may use a calculator to find the mystery number.

The starting number is 1.

• Step 1: Multiply by 2.
• Step 2: Multiply by 2.
• Step 3: Subtract 1.
• Step 4: Multiply by 2.
• Step 5: Multiply by 2.
• Step 6: Multiply by 2.
• Step 7: Subtract 3.
• Step 8: Multiply by 2.
• Step 9: Multiply by 2.
• Step 10: Multiply by 2.
• Step 11: Subtract 1.
• Step 12: Multiply by 37.
• Step 13: Multiply by 2.
• Step 14: Multiply by 3.
• Step 15: Multiply by 3.
• Step 16: Multiply by 3.
• Step 17: Add 1.
• Step 18: Multiply by 37.
• Step 19: Multiply by 3.
• Step 20: Multiply by 3.
• Step 21: Multiply by 3.
• Step 22: Multiply by 3.
• Step 23: Add 1.

If you know the mystery number, post it here.

 

[That Marshal Fangirl]

I got 972, although I might have messed up a bit.

 

[-Apples-]

The correct answer is 1,000,000,000 (or 1 billion).