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Erdős problem 26

Let A⊂NA\subset\mathbb{N} be infinite. Must there exist some k≥1k\geq 1 such that almost all integers have a divisor of the form a+ka+k for some a∈Aa\in A? The question as posed follows negatively from Davenport–Erdős (1951). The AI result settles Tenenbaum's harder variant, also negatively: there is an infinite AA such that for every k≥1k\geq 1 the set of multiples of A+kA+k has upper density below 0.340.34.

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Let $A\subset\mathbb{N}$ be infinite. Must there exist some $k\geq 1$ such that almost all integers have a divisor of the form $a+k$ for some $a\in A$? The question as posed follows negatively from Davenport–Erdős (1951). The AI result settles Tenenbaum's harder variant, also negatively: there is an infinite $A$ such that for every $k\geq 1$ the set of multiples of $A+k$ has upper density below $0.34$.

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