Black Hole Fun - Exploring Kaprekar's Constant
About this episode
Pete and Noah explore Kaprekar's Constant and its iterative process through a mathematical adventure.
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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