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Erdős problem 283

Let p ⁣:ZZp\colon \mathbb{Z} \rightarrow \mathbb{Z} be a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive and such that there exists no d2d≥2 with dp(n)d ∣ p(n) for all n1n≥1. Is it true that, for all sufficiently large mm, there exist integers 1n1<<nk1≤n_1<\dots < n_k such that 1=1n1++1nk1=\frac{1}{n_1}+\cdots+\frac{1}{n_k} and m=p(n1)++p(nk)m=p(n_1)+\cdots+p(n_k)?

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Burr has proved this if p(x)=xkp(x)=x^k with k1k\geq 1 and if we allow ni=njn_i=n_j.

FormalConjectures/ErdosProblems/283.leanErdos283.erdos_283.variants.burr12 linesExact file
k ≥ 1,  ∀ᶠ (m : ℕ) in Filter.atTop,M,      (∀ nM, 1 ≤ n) ∧        (Multiset.map (fun n => 1 / n) do                let aM                purea).sum =            1 ∧          (Multiset.map (fun n => n ^ k) do                let aM                purea).sum =m
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