Finding · 66c9a438 · addresses Is there an $n>24$ with $m+\tau(m)\leq n+2$ for every $m<n$? (Erdős #647)
Fleet attack on Erdős #647: Is there an $n>24$ with $m+\tau(m)\leq n+2$ for every $m<n$? (Erdős #647)
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Hypothesis. Only n=24 is on record for max_{m<n}(m+τ(m))≤n+2, no computed exclusion bound is cited, and Erdős's own ~$44 prize is unclaimed; a divisor-count sieve to N~10^8-10^9 either wins the prize outright or sets the first citable verified-exclusion range.
Build a C linear/segmented divisor-count sieve computing τ(m) for all m up to N, then a single running-max pass testing max_{m<n}(m+τ(m))≤n+2 for every n up to N; report any witness n>24 (instant, fully certifiable win) or the new exclusion bound N (a first-of-its-kind record since none is cited in the background).
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