[BITList] Fwd: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Mathematical genius DR Kaprekarand Deolali Number

[John Feltham]

G'day Hugh,

On 10/06/2009, at 6:06 PM, HUGH wrote:

<< An intriguing number.  The sequence stops when 6174 appears, since  
the next
step gives the same 4 digits, and so on, ad infinitum.  However, if  
the next
step uses 6174 instead of 7641, ie, don't use the biggest number  
represented
by these 4 digits, after 12 iterations 6174 is reached again. >>


 From memory, the original msg said that it would work on any number  
with between 12 to 7 iterations?




ooroo

Bad typists of the word, untie.