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Erdős problem 258

Let an→∞a_n \to \infty be a sequence of non-zero natural numbers. Is ∑nd(n)(a1...an)\sum_n \frac{d(n)}{(a_1 ... a_n)} irrational, where d(n)d(n) is the number of divisors of nn?

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Is ∑nd(n)tn\sum_n \frac{d(n)}{t^n} irrational, where t≥2t ≥ 2 is an integer.

Solution: True (proved by Erdős, see Erdős Problems website)

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True ↔ ∀ t ≥ 2, Irrational (∑' (n : ℕ), ↑(n + 1).divisors.card / ↑t ^ (n + 1))
SolvedStatement only, no proof