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Erdős problem 971

Let p(a, d) be the least prime congruent to a (mod d). Does there exist a constant c > 0 such that for all large d, p(a, d) > (1 + c) * φ(d) * log d for ≫ φ(d) many values of a?

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Erdős [Er49c] proved that for any ε > 0 we have p(a, d) < ε * φ(d) * log d for ≫_ε φ(d) many values of a (for all large d).

[Er49c] Erdős, P., _On some applications of Brun's method_. Acta Univ. Szeged. Sect. Sci. Math. (1949), 57--63.

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∀ ε > 0,C > 0,    ∀ᶠ (d : ℕ) in Filter.atTop,      C * ↑d.totient        ↑{aFinset.Iio d | a.Coprime d ∧ ↑(Erdos971.leastCongruentPrime a d) < ε * ↑d.totient * Real.logd}.card
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