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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

                                                 CBSE CURRICULUM

                                                         Class: VI


                                                  LESSON NOTE-3.3


                                               SUBJECT: Mathematics


               CH: 3-NUMBER PLAY

               SUBTOPIC: THE MAGIC NUMBER OF KAPREKAR

               The  Magic  Number  of  Kaprekar  D.R.  Kaprekar  was  a  mathematics  teacher  in  a  government
               school  in  Devlali,  Maharashtra.  He  liked  playing  with  numbers  very  much  and  found  many
               beautiful  patterns  in  numbers  that  were  previously  unknown.  In  1949,  he  discovered  a
               fascinating and magical phenomenon when playing with 4-digit numbers.


















               Follow these steps and experience the magic for yourselves! Pick any 4-digit number having at
               least two different digits, say 6382.
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