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Erdős Problem 276

Is there an infinite Lucas sequence $a_0, a_1, \ldots$ where $a_{n+2} = a_{n+1} + a_n$ for $n \ge 0$ such that all $a_k$ are composite, and yet no integer has a common factor with every term of the sequence?

Number theory AMS 11

Mathematical statement

Statement source: Erdős Problems statement material

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Pinned Lean formulation 1

erdos_276

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theorem erdos_276 : answer(sorry) ↔    ∃ (a : ℕ → ℕ),    IsLucasSequence a ∧ (∀ k, (a k).Composite) ∧ (∀ n > 1, ∃ k, Nat.gcd n (a k) = 1) := by  sorry

Statement source: Formal Conjectures
Lean version: v4.27.0
Placeholder: Present; no proof artifact
Source evidence: Pinned source index
Fidelity review: Community formulation

References

Pinned Formal Conjectures sourceformalization erdosproblems.com/276background