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Erdős problem 1113

Erdős Problem 1113. Do there exist Sierpiński numbers that possess no finite covering set of primes?

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Sierpiński [Si60] proved that there are infinitely many Sierpiński numbers, using covering systems to construct suitable covering sets for any kk satisfying a certain congruence.

FormalConjectures/ErdosProblems/1113.leanErdos1113.erdos_1113.variants.infinitely_many_sierpinski1 lineExact file
{k | k.IsSierpinskiNumber}.Infinite
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