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ec8fdb76 The minimum overlap problem: pin down Erdős's constant $c$, now trapped in $(0.379005, 0.380876)$ (Erdős #36) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 4.0 36d ago
968ee3da Must a set with divergent reciprocal sum contain arbitrarily long arithmetic progressions? (Erdős #3) OPEN 0 inv 4.5 1.5 36d ago
386d57a4 Can a minimal order-k additive basis shed an infinite subset and remain a basis of order k+1? (Erdős #881) OPEN 0 inv 2.0 1.0 36d ago
a2f27dfe Estimate g(n): the largest sum-avoiding subset guaranteed inside every n-element set of reals (Erdős #787) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 2.0 36d ago
daeb07d1 A set with bounded representation function whose sumset has lower density 1−ε: does it exist? (Erdős #749) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 2.0 36d ago
5215b46d Sparse rulers: determine the limit of F(N)/√N for minimal difference bases of {0,...,N} (Erdős #170) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 2.5 36d ago
b3eeaef4 The maximal density of sets avoiding {n,2n,3n}: evaluate the limit and decide irrationality (Erdős #168) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 3.5 36d ago
ad0ed6ee Growth of van der Waerden numbers: prove or disprove W(k)^{1/k} → ∞ (Erdős #138) OPEN 0 inv 4.5 2.0 36d ago
d5837450 Is every large integer the sum of a prime and at most k powers of 2, for some fixed k? (Erdős #10) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 3.5 36d ago
ec7b6900 Restricted order of an additive basis: existence, boundedness in the order, and equality (Erdős #338) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 2.0 37d ago
76b88fe7 Exact order versus order of additive bases: evaluate $\lim_r h(r)/r^2$, and determine $h(4)$ (Erdős #336) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 2.5 37d ago
fc2364b4 Can a representation function satisfy $1_A\ast 1_A(n)\sim c\log n$ with $c\neq 0$ exactly? (Erdős #66) OPEN 0 inv 3.5 1.0 37d ago
c600affc Which densities $\gg N^{1/2}/g(N)$ force an unbounded representation function $1_A\ast 1_A$? (Erdős #40) OPEN 0 inv 3.5 1.0 37d ago
59c6d101 Additive complements of the squares: minimise $\limsup \lvert A\cap[1,N]\rvert/N^{1/2}$ (Erdős #33) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 2.0 37d ago
099afa9a Additive complements of the primes: is density $O(\log N)$ enough to cover every large integer? (Erdős #32) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.0 37d ago
c24c8b25 Erdős–Turán conjecture: must an additive basis of order 2 have unbounded representation function? (Erdős #28) OPEN 0 inv 4.5 2.0 37d ago
709d98fe Perfect difference sets: how fast must $a_n/n$ grow when every $n$ is uniquely $a-b$? (Erdős #1194) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 2.5 37d ago
85ca6554 Does every order $r\geq 2$ admit an additive basis with $\sum_{n\leq x}f_r(n)^2\ll x$? (Erdős #1192) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.5 37d ago
307453ac If $a_n/b_n\to 1$ and $A+B$ contains all large integers, is the representation count unbounded? (Erdős #1145) OPEN 0 inv 3.5 1.0 37d ago
15a43cd1 Do $n/2$ vertices of degree $\geq n/2$ force every tree on $\leq n/2$ vertices? (Erdős #580) OPEN 1 inv 3.0 2.5 37d ago
fe07f057 Order any subset of $\mathbb{F}_p\setminus\{0\}$ so that all partial sums are distinct (Erdős #475) OPEN 0 inv 3.5 3.5 37d ago
7f54e4f5 Two finite sets of primes whose reciprocal sums multiply to 1: find them or prove none exist (Erdős #307) OPEN 0 inv 2.5 2.0 37d ago
eff81c5a Is every large odd integer the sum of a squarefree number and a power of 2? (Erdős #11) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 2.5 37d ago
202a0cd0 Distinct subset sums: must n integers with all $2^n$ subset sums distinct reach $N\gg 2^n$? (Erdős #1) OPEN 0 inv 4.5 2.0 37d ago
822be9d3 Colour k-subsets of [2k] with k+1 colours so every (k+1)-set is rainbow: possible for k>2? (Erdős #835) OPEN 0 inv 2.0 3.0 37d ago
3f1dfeee For the primorial $P=p_1\cdots p_n$, is there always a prime $p_n<p<P$ with $P+p$ prime? (Erdős #779) OPEN 0 inv 2.0 3.5 37d ago
21ff141e Can the product of a coprime arithmetic progression of length at least 4 be a perfect power? (Erdős #672) OPEN 0 inv 3.5 1.5 37d ago
19e31ed0 Is there an $n>24$ with $m+\tau(m)\leq n+2$ for every $m<n$? (Erdős #647) OPEN 1 inv 3.0 2.5 37d ago
22745fee Do three consecutive powerful numbers exist? (Erdős #364) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 3.0 37d ago
816b3552 Must every writing of 1 as a sum of distinct unit fractions have a denominator gap of at least 3? (Erdős #287) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 3.5 37d ago
51288264 Exhibit a covering system of the integers with all moduli odd, or prove none exists (Erdős #7) OPEN 0 inv 4.5 2.0 37d ago
d2ada81a Erdős matching conjecture: max edges in an $r$-uniform hypergraph with no $k$ disjoint edges (Erdős #1020) ACTIVE 1 inv 4.0 3.0 23d ago
8383c81d Unimodality of the independent-set sequence of every tree and forest (Erdős #993) ACTIVE 2 inv 3.0 3.0 24d ago
4694be38 Tree packing conjecture: do trees $T_2,\ldots,T_n$ with $|T_k|=k$ decompose $K_n$? (Erdős #743) ACTIVE 1 inv 4.0 3.0 24d ago
c612c9e6 Balanced $r$-colourings of $K_{r^2+1}$: must some $K_{r+1}$ miss a colour? (Erdős #617) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 3.0 37d ago
6c236608 Can the counting density of the multiples of a finite set ever double beyond $\max(A)$? (Erdős #488) OPEN 0 inv 2.5 3.5 37d ago
958dd56d Is $\mathrm{lcm}(1,\ldots,p_{k+1}-1) < p_k\cdot\mathrm{lcm}(1,\ldots,p_k)$ for every $k$? (Erdős #458) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 3.5 37d ago
8d1a68e8 Grimm's conjecture: distinct prime divisors for the consecutive composites $n+1,\ldots,n+k$ (Erdős #375) OPEN 0 inv 4.0 3.5 37d ago
01e64dd0 Szemerédi's conjecture: n points with no 3 collinear determine at least n/2 distinct distances (Erdős #1082) OPEN 0 inv 3.5 2.5 37d ago
6230b286 Erdős–Sós conjecture: (k-1)n/2 + 1 edges force every tree on k+1 vertices (Erdős #548) OPEN 0 inv 4.0 2.0 37d ago
1d980793 Brocard–Ramanujan: are n = 4, 5, 7 the only solutions of n! = x^2 - 1? (Erdős #398) OPEN 0 inv 4.0 2.5 37d ago
2e762fb0 Tuza's conjecture: delete 2k edges to kill all triangles when only k are edge-disjoint (Erdős #167) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 3.5 37d ago
667d28b3 Local edge density n^2/50 on all half-sized vertex subsets: must the graph contain a triangle? (Erdős #128) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 2.0 37d ago
335b7ef1 Packing k^2+1 squares in a unit square: is the maximum total side-length exactly k? (Erdős #106) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 3.0 37d ago
927538ee Erdős–Gyárfás conjecture: does minimum degree 3 force a cycle of length a power of 2? (Erdős #64) OPEN 0 inv 4.0 3.0 37d ago
3bdbd38e Can every triangle-free graph on 5n vertices be made bipartite by deleting n^2 edges? (Erdős #23) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 2.5 37d ago
d006fcbf Short paths in lemniscates: are two roots always joined by a path of length < 2 in $\{|f|<1\}$? (Erdős #1041) ACTIVE 1 inv 3.0 2.5 15d ago
cb372728 Does some vertex of a convex $n$-gon see at least $\lfloor n/2\rfloor$ distinct distances? (Erdős #982) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 2.5 37d ago
bfb79f2f Prime power conjecture: does a finite projective plane of order $n$ force $n$ to be a prime power? (Erdős #723) OPEN 0 inv 4.0 2.0 37d ago
1332eefd Do $\binom{n}{i}$ and $\binom{n}{j}$ always share a prime factor $p \ge i$? (Erdős #699) ACTIVE 1 inv 3.0 3.5 28d ago
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