Problem detail · source-aware

Erdős Problem #7

retractedconfidence 70%

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Precise statement

Can there be a finite covering system of the integers with distinct moduli, all odd and greater than one?

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What AI did

Model not specified

The source does not provide a sufficiently specific role description.

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

Verification boundary

rejected

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Correctness: rejected · statement fidelity: unaudited · peer review: none

Timeline

  1. erdosproblems.com/7

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Known method families

argument (source-reported)

Source-reported tools: argument.

Independent: unknown · difference confidence: 0

What remains uncertain

The claimed Lean proof was withdrawn after an audit found an invalid central axiom and a statement-fidelity gap.

  • VibeMath has not independently verified the mathematical claim.
  • AI-attempt independence and training-data exposure are unknown unless explicitly documented.