Unsolved Problems

Let $n_k$ denote the $k$th primorial, i.e. the product of the first $k$ primes. If $1=a_1<a_2<\cdots a_{\phi(n_k)}=n_k-1$ is the sequence of integers ...

Let $k\geq 3$ and $f_k(N)$ be the maximum value of $\sum_{n\in A}\frac{1}{n}$, where $A$ ranges over all subsets of $\{1,\ldots,N\}$ which contain no ...

Let $A\subseteq \{1,\ldots,N\}$ be such that there is no solution to $at=b$ with $a,b\in A$ and the smallest prime factor of $t$ is $>a$. Estimate the...

Let $t\geq 1$ and let $d_t$ be the density of the set of integers $n\in\mathbb{N}$ for which $t$ can be represented as the sum of distinct divisors of...

Let $h(n)$ be such that, for any $m\geq 1$, in the interval $(m,m+h(n))$ there exist distinct integers $a_i$ for $1\leq i\leq \pi(n)$ such that $p_i\m...

There exists a constant $C>0$ such that, for all large $N$, if $A\subseteq \{1,\ldots,N\}$ has size at least $\frac{5}{8}N+C$ then there are distinct ...

Let $k\geq 3$ and $g_k(N)$ be minimal such that if $A\subseteq \{1,\ldots,2N\}$ has $\lvert A\rvert \geq N+g_k(N)$ then there exist integers $b_1,\ldo...

If $A_1,A_2$ are disjoint additive bases of order $2$ (i.e. $A_i+A_i$ contains all large integers) then must $A=A_1\cup A_2$ contain a minimal additiv...

Let $k\geq 3$ and $A$ be an additive basis of order $k$. Does there exist a constant $c=c(k)>0$ such that if $r(n)\geq c\log n$ for all large $n$ then...

Consider the two-player game in which players alternately choose integers from $\{2,3,\ldots,n\}$ to be included in some set $A$ (the same set for bot...

If $n=\prod_{1\leq i\leq t} p_i^{k_i}$ is the factorisation of $n$ into distinct primes then let $ f(n)=\sum p_i^{\ell_i}, $ where $\ell_i$ is chosen ...

Call a set $S\subseteq \{1,\ldots,n\}$ admissible if $(a,b)=1$ for all $a eq b\in S$. Let $ G(n) = \max_{S\subseteq \{1,\ldots,n\}} \sum_{a\in S}a $ a...

For $A\subseteq \{1,\ldots,n\}$ let $G(A)$ be the graph with vertex set $A$, where two integers are joined by an edge if they are coprime. Is it true ...

Is it true that, for any $n$, if $d_1<\cdots <d_t$ are the divisors of $n$, then $ \sum_{1\leq i<j\leq t}\frac{1}{d_j-d_i} \ll 1+\sum_{1\leq i<t}\frac...

For integer $n\geq 1$ we define the factor difference set of $n$ by $ D(n) = \{\lvert a-b\rvert : n=ab\}. $ Is it true that, for every $k\geq 1$, ther...

Let $\epsilon>0$. Is it true that, for all large $n$, the number of divisors of $n$ in $(n^{1/2},n^{1/2}+n^{1/2-\epsilon})$ is $O_\epsilon(1)$?...

Is there an absolute constant $K$ such that, for every $C>0$, if $n$ is sufficiently large then $n$ has at most $K$ divisors in $(n^{1/2},n^{1/2}+C n^...

What is the size of the largest $A\subseteq \{1,\ldots,n\}$ such that if $a\leq b\leq c\leq d\in A$ are such that $abcd$ is a square then $ad=bc$?...

For $k\geq 0$ and $n\geq 1$ let $v(n,k)$ count the prime factors of $n+k$ which do not divide $n+i$ for $0\leq i<k$. Equivalently, $v(n,k)$ counts the...

If $\omega(n)$ counts the number of distinct prime factors of $n$, then is it true that, for every $k\geq 1$, $ \liminf_{n\to \infty}\sum_{0\leq i<k}\...

Let $2=p_1<p_2<\cdots$ be the primes and $k\geq 2$. Is it true that, for all sufficiently large $n$, there must exist an integer in $[n,n+p_1\cdots p_...

Is there a necessary and sufficient condition for a sequence of integers $b_1<b_2<\cdots$ that ensures there exists a primitive sequence $a_1<a_2<\cdo...

If $\tau(n)$ counts the divisors of $n$ then let $ f(n)=\sum_{1\leq k\leq n}\tau(2^k-1). $ Does $f(2n)/f(n)$ tend to a limit?...

If $ n! = \prod_i p_i^{k_i} $ is the factorisation into distinct primes then let $h(n)$ count the number of distinct exponents $k_i$. Prove that there...

Are there infinitely many $n$ such that if $ n(n+1) = \prod_i p_i^{k_i} $ is the factorisation into distinct primes then all exponents $k_i$ are disti...

Let $\alpha,\beta\in (0,1)$ and let $P(n)$ denote the largest prime divisor of $n$. Does the density of integers $n$ such that $P(n)<n^{\alpha}$ and $...

Let $k\geq 2$ be large and let $S(k)$ be the minimal $x$ such that there is a positive density set of $n$ where $ n+1,n+2,\ldots,n+k $ are all divisib...

Is it true that, for every $r$, there is a $k$ such that if $I_1,\ldots,I_r$ are disjoint intervals of consecutive integers, all of length at least $k...

Let $k_1\geq k_2\geq 3$. Are there only finitely many $n_2\geq n_1+k_1$ such that $ \prod_{1\leq i\leq k_1}(n_1+i)\textrm{ and }\prod_{1\leq j\leq k_2...

Let $p_k$ denote the $k$th prime. For infinitely many $r$ there are at least two integers $p_r<n<p_{r+1}$ all of whose prime factors are $<p_{r+1}-p_r...

If $n(n+1)=2^k3^lm$, where $(m,6)=1$, then is it true that $ \limsup_{n\to \infty} \frac{2^k3^l}{n\log n}=\infty? $ ...

Let $h_t(d)$ be minimal such that every graph $G$ with $h_t(d)$ edges and maximal degree $\leq d$ contains two edges whose shortest path between them ...

For any integer $n=\prod p^{k_p}$ let $Q_2(n)$ be the powerful part of $n$, so that $ Q_2(n) = \prod_{\substack{p\\ k_p\geq 2}}p^{k_p}. $ Is it true t...

Let $r\geq 2$. An $r$-powerful number $n$ is one such that if $p\mid n$ then $p^r\mid n$. If $r\geq 4$ then can the sum of $r-2$ coprime $r$-powerful ...

Let $r\geq 3$. A number $n$ is $r$-powerful if for every prime $p$ which divides $n$ we have $p^r\mid n$. Are there infinitely many integers which are...

Let $h(n)$ count the number of powerful (if $p\mid m$ then $p^2\mid m$) integers in $[n^2,(n+1)^2)$. Estimate $h(n)$. In particular is there some cons...

A critical vertex, edge, or set of edges, is one whose deletion lowers the chromatic number. Let $k\geq 4$ and $r\geq 1$. Must there exist a graph $G$...

Let $F(x)$ be the maximal $k$ such that there exist $n+1,\ldots,n+k\leq x$ with $\tau(n+1),\ldots,\tau(n+k)$ all distinct (where $\tau(m)$ counts the ...

Is there a function $f(n)$ and a $k$ such that in any $k$-colouring of the integers there exists a sequence $a_1<\cdots$ such that $a_n<f(n)$ for infi...

Let $ f(n) = \sum_{p<n}\frac{1}{n-p}. $ Is it true that $ \liminf f(n)=1 $ and $ \limsup f(n)=\infty? $ Is it true that $f(n)=o(\log\log n)$ for all $...

Let $1<a_1<\cdots$ be a sequence of real numbers such that $ \left\lvert \prod_i a_i^{k_i}-\prod_j a_j^{\ell_j}\right\rvert \geq 1 $ for every distinc...

Is there an infinite sequence of distinct Gaussian primes $x_1,x_2,\ldots$ such that $ \lvert x_{n+1}-x_n\rvert \ll 1? $ ...

Let $A\subset \{ x\in \mathbb{R}^2 : \lvert x\rvert <r\}$ be a measurable set with no integer distances, that is, such that $\lvert a-b\rvert ot\in \...

Let $1=a_1<a_2<\cdots$ be the sequence of integers defined by $a_1=1$ and $a_{k+1}$ is the smallest integer $n$ for which the number of solutions to $...

Let $ s(n)=\sigma(n)-n=\sum_{\substack{d\mid n\\ d<n}}d $ be the sum of proper divisors function. If $A\subset \mathbb{N}$ has density $0$ then $s^{-1...

Let $f(k)$ be the minimal $n$ such that every set of $n$ consecutive integers $>k$ contains an integer divisible by a prime $>k$. Estimate $f(k)$....

Let $k(n)$ be the maximal $k$ such that there exists $m\leq n$ such that each of the integers $ m+1,\ldots,m+k $ are divisible by at least one prime $...

Let $u_n=p_n/n$, where $p_n$ is the $n$th prime. Does the set of $n$ such that $u_n<u_{n+1}$ have positive density?...

Let $Q(x)$ count the number of squarefree integers in $[1,x]$. Determine the order of magnitude in the error term in the asymptotic $ Q(x)=\frac{6}{\p...

Let $h(k)$ be Jacobsthal's function, defined to as the minimal $m$ such that, if $n$ has at most $k$ prime factors, then in any set of $m$ consecutive...