Ask HN: Unusual distribution of steps needed to reach Kaprekar's constant (6174)

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hoyd · 19h ago

In the distribution of the number of steps needed to reach Kaprekar's constant (6174), I observe an unexpected distribution pattern, with three steps being the most common number of steps required. I cannot think of why this is the case. Has anyone done some though about this phenomenon?

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Ask HN: Unusual distribution of steps needed to reach Kaprekar's constant (6174)

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