The Mystery of 6174 6174. Great!!!.
[Audio] Mathematics hides secrets that feel like magic And one of the strangest secrets is a number… 6174 No matter where you start, you always end up here Great!!!.
[Audio] Take any 4-digit number (not all digits same) Rearrange digits for largest and smallest numbers Subtract small from big. Repeat with result Great!!!.
[Audio] Example 3524 Rearrange digits so that Largest Number = 5432 Smallest Number = 2345 5432 – 2345 = 3087 Repeat 8730 – 0378 = 8352 8532 – 2358 = 6174! From now on, it repeats: 7641 – 1467 = 6174 Great!!!.
[Audio] “No matter the number, in at most 7 steps, you always reach 6174. Discovered by Indian mathematician Dattatreya Ramchandra Kaprekar Simple rules, magical results.” Great!!!.
This is the beauty of math—it keeps challenging us to explore, discover, and wonder.
9477 6174 1749 6174 KAPREKAR'S CONSTANT+. Great!!!.