Digital Root Calculator

Digital Root Calculator

Reduce a number to a single digit by repeatedly summing its digits.

Last updated: June 2026 | By Patchworkr Team

Number reduction

Build your sum

Non-digit characters are removed before evaluation.

Digital root
Result
6
Calculation path
Step 1:1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15
Step 2:1 + 5 = 6

What is a digital root?

A digital root is the single-digit value you get after repeatedly summing a number’s digits.

For non-zero numbers, it matches the congruence formula 1 + ((n - 1) mod 9).

Example

49,382 -> 4 + 9 + 3 + 8 + 2 = 26 -> 2 + 6 = 8

The example matches the default input value.

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