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Erdős problem 200

Does the longest arithmetic progression of primes in {1,…,N}\{1,\ldots,N\} have length o(log⁡N)o(\log N)?

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It follows from the prime number theorem that such a progression has length ≤(1+o(1))log⁡N\leq(1+o(1))\log N.

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∃ o, ∃ (_ : o =o[Filter.atTop] 1), ∀ (n : ℕ), ↑(Erdos200.longestPrimeArithmeticProgressions n) ≤ (1 + o n) * Real.log ↑n
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