Problem detail · source-aware

Erdős Problem #123

resolvedconfidence 70%

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Precise statement

Let $a,b,c>1$ be pairwise coprime integers. Is every large integer a sum of distinct numbers of the form $a^k b^l c^m$ ($k,l,m\ge 0$), none dividing another?

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What AI did

GPT-5.6

GPT-5.6 (prompted by Colin Snyder) resolved the Erdős-Lewin conjecture in the affirmative.

Provider: OpenAI · Prompt public: unknown · Independence: unknown

Verification boundary

lean verified statement audited

Marked proved (Lean) on erdosproblems.com; carried an Erdős prize of USD 250. Formally verified in Lean.

Correctness: supported · statement fidelity: audited · peer review: none

Timeline

  1. erdosproblems.com

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Known method families

argument (source-reported)

Source-reported tools: argument.

Independent: unknown · difference confidence: 0

What remains uncertain

VibeMath has not independently audited the mathematical statement, proof, or novelty claim.

  • VibeMath has not independently verified the mathematical claim.
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  • VibeMath has not independently audited the mathematical statement, proof, or novelty claim.