The Persistence of a Number

Sloane, N. J. A. (1973). The Persistence of a Number. Journal of Recreational Mathematics, 6(2), 97-98.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1973

Link

https://neilsloane.com/doc/Me33.pdf

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1 citation across 1 artifact.

Domain-specific

• Multiplicative Digital Root
  • Thus, in base ten, `679 -> 378 -> 168 -> 48 -> 32 -> 6`; the root is `6` and the persistence is `5`.

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