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Erdős Problem #793

Erdős problem #793 · erdosproblems.com/793

Let F(n)F(n) be the largest A{1,,n}A\subseteq\{1,\dots,n\} with abca\nmid bc for distinct a,b,cAa,b,c\in A. Is F(n)=π(n)+(C+o(1))n2/3(logn)2F(n)=\pi(n)+(C+o(1))\,n^{2/3}(\log n)^{-2} for some constant CC?

Result
Proved
Field
Number Theory
Posed by
Paul Erdős
Year posed
1969
Years open
57y
Solved
2026-07
Model
GPT-5.6 Sol
Vendor
OpenAI
Collaborators
Przemek Chojecki
Verification
Site-confirmed
Notability
No dedicated article

What the AI did

GPT-5.6 Sol (prompted by Przemek Chojecki) proved F(n)=π(n)+(272+o(1))n2/3(logn)2F(n)=\pi(n)+(\tfrac{27}{2}+o(1))\frac{n^{2/3}}{(\log n)^2}, a refined form of Erdős's 1938 argument.

Verification

Marked proved on erdosproblems.com via a proof claim by GPT-5.6 Sol; not formally Lean-verified.

Source

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