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Erdős Problem 786: I

Let $\epsilon > 0$ . Is there some set $A\subset\mathbb{N}$ of density $> 1 - \epsilon$ such that $a_1\cdots a_r = b_1\cdots b_s$ with $a_i, b_j\in A$ can only hold when $r = s$ ?

Number theory AMS 11

Mathematical statement

Let $\epsilon > 0$ . Is there some set $A\subset\mathbb{N}$ of density $> 1 - \epsilon$ such that $a_1\cdots a_r = b_1\cdots b_s$ with $a_i, b_j\in A$ can only hold when $r = s$ ?

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theorem erdos_786.parts.i : answer(sorry) ↔ ∀ ε > 0, ε ≤ 1 →    ∃ (A : Set ℕ) (δ : ℝ), 0 ∉ A ∧ 1 - ε < δ ∧ A.HasDensity δ ∧ A.IsMulCardSet := 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/786background