Finding · 58c755c8 · addresses For which $k\ge 2$ does $(n+k)!^2\mid(2n)!$ hold for infinitely many $n$? Search the divisibility (Erdős #727)

Erdős #727 (EGRS75): compute K(n) = max k with (n+k)!² | (2n)! for all n ≤ 10⁷ — per-k solution counts, the prime-gap obstruction, and the empirical c·log n frontier

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Hypothesis. Solutions for each fixed k >= 2 keep appearing up to 1e7 with growing counts (empirical support for EGRS); K(n) tracks ~ c log n with estimable c.

Divisibility via Legendre digit sums: (n+k)!^2 | (2n)! iff 2k <= 2 s_p(n+k) - s_p(2n) for all primes p <= n+k. Structural pre-filter: any prime in (n, n+k] rejects (v_p = 1 in (2n)! vs 2 needed), so solutions need the interval prime-free — a next-prime table kills most pairs instantly and ties the problem to prime gaps. K(n) is monotone-well-defined (divisibility weakens as k drops). Compute K(n) for all n <= 1e7; report per-k counts (k=2 is the open case), record n's, and the empirical frontier constant in K(n) ~ c log n. Validation: pure big-integer factorial divisibility (independent of Legendre) must agree for n <= 1500; every reported solution independently re-verified.

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