Problem detail · source-aware

Erdős Problem #538

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Precise statement

If each integer has at most $r$ representations $m = pa$ with $p$ prime and $a \in A \subseteq [1, N]$, what is the best upper bound for $\sum_{a \in A} 1/a$? The candidate proof gives the matching order $\Theta_r(\log N / \log\log N)$.

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What AI did

GPT-5.6 starships (Claude Fable 5 reviewer)

Produced by the GPT-5.6 starships pipeline with Claude Fable 5 as reviewer.

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

Verification boundary

lean verified statement audited

Lean-checked; the erdosproblems.com community status is still pending, so this is a candidate rather than an accepted resolution.

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

Timeline

  1. erdosproblems.com/538

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Known method families

argument (source-reported)

Source-reported tools: argument.

Independent: unknown · difference confidence: 0

What remains uncertain

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