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Erdős ProblemsNumber theory

Erdős Problem 699

Erdős and Szekeres conjectured that, apart from a finite exceptional set of triples (n, i, j), one can always take p > i in the prime divisor statement.

Mathematical statement

Erdős and Szekeres conjectured that, apart from a finite exceptional set of triples (n, i, j), one can always take p > i in the prime divisor statement.

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erdos_szekeres_strengthening

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Complete statement target, proof intentionally absentLean 4
theorem erdos_szekeres_strengthening : answer(sorry)      E : Finset ( ×  × ),  n i j : ,      1  i       i < j       j  n / 2       (n, i, j)  E        p : , p.Prime  i < p  p ∣ Nat.gcd (Nat.choose n i) (Nat.choose n j) := by  sorry
Statement source
Formal Conjectures
Lean version
v4.27.0
Placeholder
Present; no proof artifact
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