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Erdős problem 539

For A=n|A| = n, how small can the cofactor set Q(A)={a/gcd(a,b):a,bA}Q(A) = \{a / \gcd(a,b) : a, b \in A\} be? The answer is h(n)=n1/2+o(1)h(n) = n^{1/2 + o(1)}: a new upper bound h(n)n1/2exp(O(logn))h(n) \le n^{1/2} \exp(O(\sqrt{\log n})) matches the classical lower bound.

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Let h(n)h(n) be maximal such that, for any set ANA\subseteq \mathbb{N} of size nn, the set{a(a,b):a,bA}\left\{ \frac{a}{(a,b)}: a,b\in A\right\}has size at least h(n)h(n). Is h(n)=Θ(n)h(n) = \Theta(\sqrt{n})?

FormalConjectures/ErdosProblems/539.leanErdos539.erdos_539.variants.sq1 lineExact file
(fun n => ↑(Erdos539.cofactorThreshold n)) =Θ[Filter.atTop] fun n => √↑n
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