Erdős problem 137 · problems.science

Let $k\geq 3$ . Can the product of any $k$ consecutive integers $N$ ever be powerful? That is, must there always exist a prime $p\mid N$ such that $p^2\nmid N$ ?

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Let $k\geq 2$ . Erdős and Selfridge [ES75] proved that the product of any $k$ consecutive integers $N$ cannot be a perfect power.

[ES75] P. Erdös, J. L. Selfridge, "The product of consecutive integers is never a power", Illinois J. Math. 19(2): 292-301, 1975

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1∀ k ≥ 2, ∀ (n x l : ℕ), 2 ≤ l → ∏ x ∈ Finset.Ioc n (n + k), x ≠ x ^ l

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