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6174 (six thousand, one hundred [and] seventy-four) is the natural number following 6173 and preceding 6175.

• It is a Kaprekar’s Constant
• 6174 is a 7-smooth number, i.e., none of its prime factors is greater than 7.
• 6174 can be written as the sum of the first three powers of 18:
  • 18³ + 18² + 18¹ = 5832 + 324 + 18 = 6174, and coincidentally, 6 + 1 + 7 + 4 = 18.
• The sum of squares of the prime factors of 6174 is a square:
  • 2² + 3² + 3² + 7² + 7² + 7² = 4 + 9 + 9 + 49 + 49 + 49 = 169 = 13²

• Bowley, Roger (5 December 2011). “6174 is Kaprekar’s Constant”. Numberphile. University of Nottingham: Brady Haran.
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