Kaprekars Constant

Kaprekar's constant

The number 6174 is known as Kaprekar's constant[| Kaprekar's Constant 6174] after the Indian mathematician D. R. Kaprekar. This number is renowned for the following rule:

Take any four-digit number, using at least two different digits (leading zeros are allowed). Arrange the digits in descending and then in ascending order to get two four-digit numbers, adding leading zeros if necessary. Subtract the smaller number from the bigger number. Go back to step 2 and repeat.

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z^3 Solution

1001..1010@kc;
function kc(x)
{
	k=x.⁋.⪪.⋰;
	kp:=k.⋱.⚯*1 -k.⋰.⚯;
	_y=k;
	var r=-1, rt=-1,rs=[];	
	try
	{
		(1..8)@(
			function(i)
			{
				var t=kp(_y)

				if(t==6174 && r==-1)
				{
					r=i;rt=t;rs.push(t);
					throw("EXIT")
				}
				else
				{
					rs.push(t)
				}
				_y=t.⁋.⪪;
				if(i==8)
				{
					⊫(i,"FAILEDFORNUMBER",x)
				}
			}
		);
	}
	catch(err)
	{
	//	⊫(err,"ERROR")
	}
	//⊫([x,r,rt,rs])
	//return([x,r,_y,rs])
	return([x,r,rs])	

}

x	kc
1001	1001 4 1089 9621 8352 6174
1002	1002 3 2088 8532 6174
1003	1003 3 3087 8352 6174
1004	1004 7 4086 8172 7443 3996 6264 4176 6174
1005	1005 7 5085 7992 7173 6354 3087 8352 6174
1006	1006 7 6084 8172 7443 3996 6264 4176 6174
1007	1007 3 7083 8352 6174
1008	1008 3 8082 8532 6174
1009	1009 4 9081 9621 8352 6174
1010	1010 4 1089 9621 8352 6174