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The Math Club · August 5 · 32 min

Black Hole Fun - Exploring Kaprekar's Constant

A close call on the Math Club holodeck sends Pete and Noah down a wormhole investigating Kaprekar's Constant. Beam aboard as we explore strange new algorithms and boldly discover what happens when numbers are put through this interesting iterative process. Leave us a voice message Find us on Twitter Send us an email Questions Answered in the Episode What is Kaprekar's constant and how does the Kaprekar process work for four-digit numbers? What is the maximum number of steps required for any valid four-digit number to reach Kaprekar's constant?

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A close call on the Math Club holodeck sends Pete and Noah down a wormhole investigating Kaprekar's Constant. Beam aboard as we explore strange new algorithms and boldly discover what happens when numbers are put through this interesting iterative process.

Questions Answered in the Episode

  • What is Kaprekar's constant and how does the Kaprekar process work for four-digit numbers?
  • What is the maximum number of steps required for any valid four-digit number to reach Kaprekar's constant?
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