Next number

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Saw this on on this brainteasers site

Puzzle

What is the next number in the sequence: 938987, 277256, 141430, ...

Meta-puzzle

Once you see how the above sequence was generated, answer this: for which n digit numbers does the sequence produced converge? To what does it converge (if it does)?

References

IQ Test Experts brain teasers page.

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