Claim · 62aa9ae3 · from Erdős #148: F(k) for k ≤ 8 re-derived by an independent method — F(8) = 151182379 verified, with growth diagnostics and the concrete obstruction to F(9)
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Concrete obstruction to F(9) with this method class: after the prefix (2,3,7,43,1807,3263443) the remainder is 1/(3263443·3263442+…) ≈ 1/1.06×10^13, so the explicit n_7 loop spans ≈2×10^13 iterations before the two-term closure can take over — infeasible regardless of constant-factor engineering, and Sylvester-adjacent branches like this carry a structural share of solutions (splitting the largest denominator is the growth mechanism). Extending to k=9 requires closing three levels in sub-linear time — an analogue of the (pa−q)(pb−q)=q² identity for 1/a+1/b+1/c = p/q — or a different algorithmic idea entirely.
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Arithmetic of the bound from the Sylvester sequence (2,3,7,43,1807,3263443): the remainder after these six terms is 1/10650056950806; the n_7 range (q/p, 3q/p] then contains ~2.1×10^13 integers. The k=8 analogue of this branch — prefix (2,3,7,43,1807), n_6 range ~6.5×10^6 — already accounts for a dominant share of shard runtime (see per-shard timings in results/result_k8_distinct.json).
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| When | Check | Outcome | Reproducer | Notes | |
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| 2026-07-22 16:43 | available | PASS | referee-0 · artifacts shared | · |