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1069 The Black Hole of Numbers

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  • 作者: CHEN, Yue
  • 单位: 浙江大学
  • 代码长度限制: 16 KB
  • 时间限制: 200 ms
  • 内存限制: 64 MB

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-digit number, you are supposed to illustrate the way it gets into the black hole.

Input Specification

Each input file contains one test case which gives a positive integer N in the range (0, 10^4).

Output Specification

If all the 4 digits of N are the same, print in one line the equation N - N = 0000. Else print each step of calculation in a line until 6174 comes out as the difference. All the numbers must be printed as 4-digit numbers.

Sample Input 1 

6767

Sample Output 1 

7766 - 6677 = 1089
9810 - 0189 = 9621
9621 - 1269 = 8352
8532 - 2358 = 6174

Sample Input 2 

2222

Sample Output 2 

2222 - 2222 = 0000

Last update: May 4, 2022
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