PAT_A1069#The Black Hole of Numbers
Source: PAT A1069 The Black Hole of Numbers (20 分) Description: For any 4-digit integer except the ones with all the digits being the same, if we sort the digits in non-increasing order first, and then in non-decreasing order, a new number can be obtained by taking the second number from the first one. Repeat in this manner we will soon end up at the number 6174 -- the black hole of 4-digit numbers. This number is named Kaprekar Constant. For example, start from 6767 , we'll get: 7766 - 6677 = 1089 9810 - 0189 = 9621 9621 - 1269 = 8352 8532 - 2358 = 6174 7641 - 1467 = 6174 ... ... Given any 4