Go: package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"sort"
	"strconv"
)

var memo []int8

func solve(v int) int8 {
	if v == 6174 {
		return 0
	}
	if memo[v] == 0 {
		str := ([]byte)(strconv.Itoa(v))
		sort.Slice(str, func(i, j int) bool {
			return str[i] < str[j]
		})
		s, _ := strconv.Atoi(string(str))
		sort.Slice(str, func(i, j int) bool {
			return str[i] > str[j]
		})
		l, _ := strconv.Atoi(string(str))
		memo[v] = solve(l-s) + 1
	}
	return memo[v]
}

func main() {
	var v int
	memo = make([]int8, 10000)
	for {
		fmt.Scan(&v)
		if v == 0 {
			break
		}
		if v%1111 == 0 {
			fmt.Println("NA")
			continue
		}
		fmt.Println(solve(v))
	}
}

C++: #include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
using ll = long long;
using VI = vector<int>;
using VL = vector<ll>;
#define FOR(i,a,n) for(int (i)=(a);(i)<(n);(i)++)
#define eFOR(i,a,n) for(int (i)=(a);(i)<=(n);(i)++)
#define rFOR(i,a,n) for(int (i)=(n)-1;(i)>=(a);(i)--)
#define erFOR(i,a,n) for(int (i)=(n);(i)>=(a);(i)--)
#define SORT(i) sort((i).begin(),(i).end())
#define rSORT(i,a) sort((i).begin(),(i).end(),(a))
#define all(i) (i).begin(),(i).end()
constexpr ll INF = 1000000000;
constexpr ll LLINF = 1LL << 60;
constexpr ll mod = 1000000007;
constexpr ll MOD = 998244353;
template<class T> inline bool chmax(T& a, T b) { if (a < b) { a = b; return 1; }return 0; }
template<class T> inline bool chmin(T& a, T b) { if (a > b) { a = b; return 1; }return 0; }
inline void init() { cin.tie(nullptr); cout.tie(nullptr); ios::sync_with_stdio(false); cout << fixed << setprecision(15); }
template<class T> inline istream& operator>>(istream& input, vector<T>& v) { for (auto& elemnt : v)input >> elemnt; return input; }

int main() {
    init();

    string in;
    while (1) {
        cin >> in;
        if (in == "0000")break;
        for (int i = 0;; i++) {
            if (in == "6174") {
                cout << i << "\n";
                break;
            }
            bool same = true;
            FOR(i, 0, 3)if (in[i] != in[i + 1])same = false;
            if (same) {
                cout << "NA\n";
                break;
            }
            string s = in, t = in;
            SORT(s), rSORT(t, greater<char>());
            in = to_string(stoi(t) - stoi(s));
            while (in.length() < 4)in = '0' + in;
        }
    }
}

C++: #include<stdio.h>
#include<algorithm>
using namespace std;
int d[4];
int main(){
    int a;
    while(scanf("%d",&a),a){
        if(a%1111==0){
            printf("NA\n");
            continue;
        }
        int count=0;
        while(a!=6174){
            for(int i=0;i<4;i++){
                d[i]=a%10;
                a/=10;
            }
            std::sort(d,d+4);
            int b=0;
            for(int i=0;i<4;i++){
                b*=10;
                b+=d[i];
            }
            int c=0;
            for(int i=3;i>=0;i--){
                c*=10;
                c+=d[i];
            }
            a=c-b;
            count++;
        }
        printf("%d\n",count);
    }
}

C++: #include<cstdio>
#include<algorithm>
#include<string>
#include<sstream>
#include<iostream>

#define reps(i,f,n) for(int i = f; i < int(n); i++)
#define rep(i,n) reps(i,0,n)
using namespace std;

int to[10000];

void init(){
	string str, rstr;
	int L,S;
	stringstream ss;
//	int i = 1000;{
	rep(i,10000){
		ss.clear();
		ss<<i;
		ss>>rstr;
		sort(rstr.begin(),rstr.end());
		str = rstr;
		reverse(str.begin(), str.end());
		ss.clear();
		ss << (str + " " + rstr);
		ss >> L >> S;
		to[i] = L-S;
	}
}

int main(void){
	int n;
	init();
	
	while(scanf("%d", &n),n){
		int ans = 0;
		if(to[n] == 0){
			puts("NA");
			continue;
		}
		while(n != 6174){
			n = to[n];
			ans++;
		}
		printf("%d\n", ans);
	}
	
	return 0;
}

C++: #include<iostream>
#include<string>
#include<sstream>
#include<cmath>
#include<algorithm>
#include<cassert>
using namespace std;


bool allsame(int n){
  int tmp=n%10;
  n/=10;
  while(n!=0){
    if(tmp!=n%10){
      return 0;
    }
    tmp=n%10;
    n/=10;
  }
  return 1;
}

string toSortString(int n){
  stringstream ss;
  ss<<n;
  string tmp;
  ss>>tmp;
  sort(tmp.begin(),tmp.end());
  return tmp;
}

int make_l(string s){
  int res=0;
  for(int i=0;i<s.size();i++){
    res+=(s[i]-'0')*pow(double(10),i);
  }
  return res;
}

int make_s(string s){
  int res=0;
  for(int i=0;i<s.size();i++){
    res+=(s[s.size()-1-i]-'0')*pow(double(10),i);
  }
  return res;
}

int main(){
  int n;
  int ans=0;
  while(cin>>n,n!=0){
    while(n!=6174){
      if(allsame(n)){
        cout<<"NA"<<endl;
        break;
      }
      ans++;
      int l,s;
      string tmp_n=toSortString(n);
      l=make_l(tmp_n);
      s=make_s(tmp_n);
      n=l-s;
      assert(ans<=7);
    }
    if(n==6174){
      cout<<ans<<endl;
    }
  }
}

C++: #include <stdio.h>
#include <algorithm>
#include <vector>

using namespace std;

bool input(int a[]){
	int i, inp;
	scanf("%d",&inp);
	if(inp == 0)
		return false;
	for(i = 3;i >= 0;i--){
		a[i] = inp % 10;
		inp /= 10;
	}
	return true;
}
int main(void){
	int a[4], b[4], i, count;
	const int suc[4] = {6,1,7,4};
	while(input(a)){
		count = 0;
		while(1){
			for(i = 0;i < 4;i++)
				if(suc[i] != a[i]) break;
			if(i == 4){
				printf("%d\n",count);
				break;
			}
			for(i = 1;i < 4;i++)
				if(a[0] != a[i]) break;
			if(i == 4){
				printf("NA\n");
				break;
			}
			for(i = 0;i < 4;i++)
				b[i] = a[i];
			sort(a,a + 4,greater<int>());
			sort(b,b + 4);
			for(i = 0;i < 4;i++)
				printf("%d",b[i]);
			printf("\n");
			for(i = 3;i >= 0;i--){
				a[i] -= b[i];
				if(a[i] < 0){
					a[i - 1]--;
					a[i] += 10;
				}
			}
			count++;
		}
	}
	return 0;
}

C++: #include<iostream>
#include<iomanip>
#include<algorithm>
#include<array>
#include<bitset>
#include<cassert>
#include<cctype>
#include<cmath>
#include<cstdio>
#include<cstring>
#include<functional>
#include<limits>
#include<list>
#include<map>
#include<numeric>
#include<set>
#include<stack>
#include<string>
#include<sstream>
#include<unordered_map>
#include<queue>
#include<vector>
using namespace std;

//#define int long long
using ll = long long;
using ull = unsigned long long;
using pii = pair<int, int>;

#define rep(i,a,b) for(int i=(a);i<(b);i++)
#define rrep(i,a,b) for(int i=(b)-1;i>=(a);i--)
#define all(a) (a).begin(),(a).end()
#define dump(o) {cerr<<#o<<" "<<o<<endl;}
#define dumpc(o) {cerr<<#o; for(auto &e:(o))cerr<<" "<<e;cerr<<endl;}
#define INF 0x3f3f3f3f
#define INFL 0x3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3fLL
const int MOD = 1e9 + 7;

signed main() {
	int A[4];
	for (string s; cin >> s&&s != "0000";) {
		int cnt = 0;
		if (s[0] == s[1] && s[1] == s[2] && s[2] == s[3]) {
			cout << "NA" << endl;
			continue;
		}
		while (s != "6174") {
			cnt++;
			rep(i, 0, 4) {
				A[i] = s[i] - '0';
			}
			sort(A, A + 4);
			int L = 0, S = 0;
			rep(i, 0, 4) {
				L *= 10;
				S *= 10;
				L += A[3 - i];
				S += A[i];
				//dump(L); dump(S);
			}
			stringstream ss;
			ss << setfill('0') << setw(4) << L - S;
			s = ss.str();
		}
		cout << cnt << endl;
	}
	return 0;
}

C++: #include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

int rec(string N, int cnt) {
  vector<char> LN(4), SN(4);
  int L = 0, S = 0;
  for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
    LN[i] = SN[i] = N[i] - '0';
  }
  sort(ALL(LN));
  sort(ALL(SN));
  for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
    L *= 10;
    S *= 10;
    L += LN[3 - i];
    S += SN[i];
  }
  return (L - S == 6174) ? cnt + 1 : rec(to_string(L - S), cnt + 1);
}

signed main()
{
  string N;
  while (cin >> N, N != "0000") {
    if (N[0] == N[1] and N[2] == N[3] and N[0] == N[2]) print("NA");
    else if (N == "6174") print("0");
    else print(rec(N, 0));
  }

  return (0);
}