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Erdős Problem 1201

Is it true that for every ϵ,η>0\epsilon,\eta>0 there exists a kk such that the density of nn for which P(n(n+1)(n+k))>n1ϵP(n(n+1)\cdots(n+k))>n^{1-\epsilon} is at least 1η1-\eta (where P(m)P(m) is the greatest prime divisor of mm)?

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Erdős Problem 1203

Prove that F(n)F(n)\to \infty as nn\to \infty.

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Erdős Problem 342: I

Do infinitely many pairs (a,a+2)(a, a+2) occur in Ulam's sequence?

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Erdős Problem 1209: B

Are there nn such that n+22kn+2^{2^k} is always squarefree?

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Erdős Problem 342: Ii

Does Ulam's sequence eventually have periodic differences? That is, is a(n+1)a(n)a(n+1) - a(n) eventually periodic?

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Erdős Problem 1209: C

Are there nn such that n+22kn+2^{2^k} is infinitely often a prime?

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Erdős Problem 342: Iii

Part (iii), is the density of the sequence 0?

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Erdős Problem 1209: D

Are there nn such that n+22kn+2^{2^k} is infinitely often squarefree?

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Erdős Problem 358: Prime Set

When A={a1<}A =\{a_1 < \cdots\} corresponds to the set of primes, it is conjectured that the lim sup\limsup of the number of representations n=uivain=\sum_{u\leq i\leq v}a_i is infinite.

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Erdős Problem 1210

Let A[1,n)A\subseteq [1,n) be a set of integers such that (a,b)=1(a,b)=1 for all distinct a,bAa,b\in A. Is it true that aA1nap<n1p+O(1)\sum_{a\in A}\frac{1}{n-a}\leq \sum_{p < n}\frac{1}{p}+O(1)?

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Erdős Problem 358: Prime Set Density Representation

When A={a1<}A =\{a_1 < \cdots\} corresponds to the set of primes, it is conjectured that the set of numbers nn that have representations n=uivain=\sum_{u\leq i\leq v}a_i has positive upper density.

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Erdős Problem 1210: Er80 Correction

In [Er80] he claims he "did not state this quite correctly" in [Er77c]. The problem in [Er77c] which Erdős is presumably referring to states that if n<q1<<qkmn < q_1 < \cdots < q_k\leq m is the set of primes in (n,m](n,m] then 1qin<p<mn1p+O(1)\sum \frac{1}{q_i-n} < \sum_{p < m-n}\frac{1}{p}+O(1).

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Erdős Problem 358: One Le

It is conjectured that if A={a1<}A =\{a_1 < \cdots\} and gg counts the number of representations n=uivain=\sum_{u\leq i\leq v}a_i such that the sum has at least two terms, then for all nn we have 1g(n)1 \leq g(n) for sufficiently large nn.

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Erdős Problem 1212

Let GG be the graph with vertex set those pairs (x,y)N2(x,y)\in \mathbb{N}^2 with gcd(x,y)=1\mathrm{gcd}(x,y)=1, in which we join two vertices if the differ in only one coordinate, and there by ±1\pm 1.

Is there a path going to infinity on GG, say PP, such that for all (x,y)P(x,y)\in P both min(x,y)>1\min(x,y)>1 and at least one of xx or yy is composite?

The weaker version (only min(x,y)>1\min(x,y) > 1) was solved by C. Stewart via the prime-pair path (pk,pk+1)(pk+1,pk+2)(p_k, p_{k+1}) \to (p_{k+1}, p_{k+2}), as recounted in [Er80]; the compositeness condition forbids those anchors and the question is open.

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Erdős Problem 36: Lower

Find a better lower bound!

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Erdős Problem 123: Powers 2 3 5 Snug

In [Er92b] Erdős makes the stronger conjecture (for a=2a=2, b=3b=3, and c=5c=5) that, for any ϵ>0\epsilon>0, all large integers nn can be written as the sum of distinct integers b1<<btb_1<\cdots <b_t of the form 2k3l5m2^k3^l5^m where bt<(1+ϵ)b1b_t<(1+\epsilon)b_1.

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Erdős Problem 36: Upper

Find a better upper bound!

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Erdős Problem 124: Ne Zero

Let k0k \ne 0 and 3d1<d2<<dr3\leq d_1 < d_2 < \cdots < d_r be integers of gcd equal to 11 such that 1ir1di11.\sum_{1 \le i \le r}\frac 1{d_i - 1} \ge 1. Can all sufficiently large integers be written as a sum of the shape iciai\sum_i c_ia_i where ci{0,1}c_i \in \{0, 1\} and aia_i is divisible by dikd_i ^ k and has only the digits 0,10, 1 when written in base did_i?

Conjectured by Burr, Erdős, Graham, and Li [BEGL96]

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Erdős Problem 36

Find the value of the limit of MinOverlapQuotient!

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Erdős Problem 125: Positive Upper Density

Literature question: Does A+BA + B have positive upper density?

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