Kaprekar Constant Counter

  1. Pick a 4 digit numbers with at least 2 distinct number
    ex: 1337
  2. Rearrange the digits to form largest and smallest number
    7331 & 1337
  3. Subtract largest to smallest
    7331 - 1337 = 5994
  4. Repeat step 2
    9954 - 4599 = 5355
  5. You will eventually get 6174 in less than 7 repetitions
  6. Why stop at 6174? because 7641 - 1467 = 6174