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Erdős Problem 700: I

Let f(n)=min1<kn/2gcd(n,(nk))f(n) = \min_{1 < k \le n/2} \gcd(n, \binom{n}{k}) and let P(n)P(n) be the largest prime dividing nn. (a)* Characterise those composite nn such that f(n)=n/P(n)f(n) = n/P(n).

Mathematical statement

Let f(n)=min1<kn/2gcd(n,(nk))f(n) = \min_{1 < k \le n/2} \gcd(n, \binom{n}{k}) and let P(n)P(n) be the largest prime dividing nn. (a)* Characterise those composite nn such that f(n)=n/P(n)f(n) = n/P(n).

Erdős–Szekeres [ErSz78] note that f(n)=n/P(n)f(n) = n/P(n) when nn is a product of two primes (erdos_700.variants.prime_mul), with n=30n = 30 a further example. The characterisation itself is open; we state it as the (unknown) predicate that is equivalent to being such an n.

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erdos_700.parts.i

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theorem erdos_700.parts.i (n : ) (hn : ¬ n.Prime) (hn1 : 1 < n) :    f n = n / P n  answer(sorry) := by  sorry
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