R. David Murray added the comment:

The documentation matches the behavior.  In this context "the first digit" is 
the 4.  The leading zeros are the pad fill.  Now, whether this is *useful* 
behavior or not is a separate question :)  And yes, the docs could be clarified 
on this point either way.

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