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Have a Little Fun With Kaprekar's Constant

Tuesday October 16, 2007
Shri Dattathreya Ramachandra Kaprekar was born on January 17, 1905 in Dahanu which is near Mumbai, India. Recreational math became his hobby as a child. He enjoyed spending time solving math puzzles and problems. In 1946 he discovered Kaprekar's Constant which was named after him. The Constant is 6174 and with some manipulation and computations of numbers, you too can try and figure out how he stumbled upon this constant. Find out more.

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