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94eef7cb Fewest primes dividing all pairwise sums of an $n$-set: is $f(n)/\log n\to\infty$? (Erdős #126) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 2.0 36d ago
ce672d54 Is $\{a^k b^l c^m\}$ d-complete for every pairwise-coprime $a,b,c$? (Erdős #123) ACTIVE 1 inv 3.0 4.0 23d ago
f7589ebe For which arithmetic functions $f$ do the values $n+f(n)$ cluster into short intervals? (Erdős #122) OPEN 0 inv 2.5 1.5 36d ago
4965cda5 An infinite set of totient values whose smallest preimages grow superlinearly? (Erdős #51) ACTIVE 1 inv 2.0 2.5 15d ago
d60a3921 Is the distribution function of $\varphi(n)/n$ nowhere of positive derivative? (Erdős #50) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.0 36d ago
8244bfcd Must the surviving set of an arbitrary congruence sieve have a logarithmic density? (Erdős #25) OPEN 0 inv 2.0 1.0 36d ago
a883df83 Can a set where no member divides the sum of two larger members have divergent reciprocal sum? (Erdős #12) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.5 36d ago
a18606bb Do all iterated-$\sigma$ orbits eventually merge: $\sigma_i(m)=\sigma_j(n)$ for some $i,j$? (Erdős #412) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 2.5 36d ago
a9009d31 Eventual-doubling of the $n+\phi(n)$ iteration: which $n,r$ give $g_{k+r}(n)=2g_k(n)$? (Erdős #411) ACTIVE 1 inv 2.5 3.5 15d ago
f753f680 Does iterated $\sigma$ grow super-exponentially: $\lim_k \sigma_k(n)^{1/k}=\infty$ for all $n\ge2$? (Erdős #410) OPEN 0 inv 2.0 2.0 36d ago
d088c814 Iterating $n\mapsto\phi(n)+1$ to a prime: iteration count, fibers, and densities (Erdős #409) OPEN 0 inv 2.0 2.5 36d ago
956ee156 Distribution of $f(n)=\min\{k:\phi_k(n)=1\}$, the totient iteration length (Erdős #408) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 2.5 36d ago
7b875624 Is $\sum_n \sigma_k(n)/n!$ irrational for every $k\ge1$? (Erdős #252) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.5 36d ago
97454cf4 Is $\sum_n p_n/2^n$ irrational, where $p_n$ is the $n$th prime? (Erdős #251) OPEN 0 inv 2.0 1.0 36d ago
4795295d Is $\sum_n \phi(n)/2^n$ irrational, where $\phi$ is Euler's totient? (Erdős #249) OPEN 0 inv 2.0 1.0 36d ago
3d272410 Chowla's conjecture: is $\sum 1/(t^n-1)$ irrational for every rational $t>1$? (Erdős #1049) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.0 36d ago
adb97de4 Is the reciprocal sum of running LCMs of $P$-smooth numbers irrational? (Erdős #269) OPEN 0 inv 2.0 1.5 36d ago
595699ec Irrationality of $\sum 1/F_{n_k}$ for lacunary Fibonacci subsequences with ratio $c\in(1,2)$ (Erdős #267) OPEN 0 inv 2.5 1.5 36d ago
da95fd3a How fast can $a_n$ grow if $\sum 1/a_n$ and $\sum 1/(a_n-1)$ are both rational? (Erdős #265) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.5 36d ago
5115409f Is $n!$ a perturbation-robust irrationality sequence? ($2^n$ is now known to fail) (Erdős #264) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.5 36d ago
832c26a4 Irrationality sequences: is $2^{2^n}$ one, and must every such sequence satisfy $a_n^{1/n}\to\infty$? (Erdős #263) OPEN 0 inv 2.5 1.0 36d ago
75b6cbf8 Transcendence of the binary sum $\sum 1/2^{a_n}$ when $\limsup a_n/n=\infty$ (Erdős #247) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.5 36d ago
db9299d6 Is $\sum_{n\ge 2} 1/(n!-1)$ irrational? (Erdős #68) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.0 36d ago
60732969 Asymptotic formula for the number of subgroups of the symmetric group $S_n$ (Erdős #1162) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 2.0 36d ago
1260e6dc Do powers of 2 maximise the group-count: is $g(n)\le g(2^m)$ for all $n\le 2^m$? (Erdős #1160) OPEN 0 inv 2.5 1.5 36d ago
1cd0b40d Is the Turán number of $K_t(r)$ (complete $t$-partite $t$-uniform) at least $n^{t-r^{1-t}-o(1)}$? (Erdős #1158) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.5 36d ago
13a60f2d Determine the Brown–Erdős–Sós Turán number: max edges with no $k$ vertices spanning $s$ edges (Erdős #1157) OPEN 0 inv 4.0 2.0 36d ago
fc0a8cf0 Do dense $r$-uniform hypergraphs contain growing subgraphs of density above $r^{-r}$? (Erdős #1075) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 2.0 36d ago
7611880a Is $\sum_{n\in A}1/(2^n-1)$ irrational for every infinite set $A\subseteq\mathbb{N}$? (Erdős #257) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.0 36d ago
7e1de0cf Minimum Turán number over $k$-vertex, $l$-edge graphs: estimate $f(n;k,l)$ and its monotonicity (Erdős #766) OPEN 0 inv 2.0 2.0 36d ago
08723f0e Tightness of the Kővári–Sós–Turán bound: is $\mathrm{ex}(n;K_{r,r})\gg n^{2-1/r}$? (Erdős #714) OPEN 0 inv 4.0 2.0 36d ago
dac5e12e Do bipartite Turán numbers have the form $c\,n^\alpha$ with rational $\alpha$? (Erdős #713) OPEN 0 inv 4.0 1.0 36d ago
138dfa37 Does a dense $K_{2,2,2}$-free graph force a linear-size independent set? (Erdős #579) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.0 36d ago
c074a458 Turán number of the hypercube $Q_k$: determine $\mathrm{ex}(n;Q_k)$ (is $\mathrm{ex}(n;Q_3)\asymp n^{8/5}$?) (Erdős #576) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 3.0 36d ago
f8924fc6 Is a family's Turán number governed by one bipartite member? (Erdős #575) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.0 36d ago
5c56e2dd Maximum edges in a girth-5 graph: is $\mathrm{ex}(n;\{C_3,C_4\})\sim(n/2)^{3/2}$? (Erdős #573) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 2.5 36d ago
3b75f8c5 Covering near-abelian groups by abelian subgroups: estimate $h(n)$ (Erdős #117) OPEN 0 inv 2.5 1.0 36d ago
7cf78523 Which limit ordinals $\alpha$ force every graph on $\alpha$ to have an infinite path or an independent set of type $\alpha$? (Erdős #601) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.0 36d ago
2e17d326 Does $\omega_1^2\to(\omega_1\omega,G)^2$ hold for every $K_4$-free, $K_{\aleph_0,\aleph_0}$-free graph $G$? (Erdős #597) OPEN 0 inv 2.5 1.0 36d ago
c7c05a58 Characterize the graph pairs $(G_1,G_2)$ with a finite-colour vs $\aleph_0$-colour Ramsey gap (Erdős #596) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.0 36d ago
0ab515f5 An infinite $K_4$-free graph that is not a countable union of triangle-free graphs: does one exist? (Erdős #595) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 3.0 36d ago
9aae1126 Even-cycle Turán lower bound: is $\mathrm{ex}(n;C_{2k})\gg n^{1+1/k}$ for every $k\geq 3$? (Erdős #572) OPEN 0 inv 4.0 1.5 36d ago
44566412 Rational Turán exponents: is every rational $\alpha\in[1,2)$ the exponent of $\mathrm{ex}(n;G)$ for some bipartite $G$? (Erdős #571) OPEN 0 inv 4.0 1.5 36d ago
3c43528e For a finite forbidden family $\mathcal{F}$, does some $G\in\mathcal{F}$ have $\mathrm{ex}(n;G)\asymp\mathrm{ex}(n;\mathcal{F})$? (Erdős #180) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.5 36d ago
d16343c2 Degenerate Turán conjecture: does $r$-degenerate bipartite $H$ force $\mathrm{ex}(n;H)\ll n^{2-1/r}$? (Erdős #146) OPEN 0 inv 4.0 2.0 36d ago
5386126d Maximum edges keeping $R(K_3,G)=2n-1$: estimate $f(n)$ and $F(n)$ (Erdős #1182) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 3.0 36d ago
70d10f0b Near-diagonal Ramsey ratio: is $R(k+1,k)/R(k,k)\geq 1+c$? (Erdős #1030) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.0 36d ago
fc281228 Does $R(k)/(k\,2^{k/2})\to\infty$? Beat the probabilistic diagonal Ramsey lower bound (Erdős #1029) OPEN 0 inv 4.0 1.0 36d ago
191bda90 Size Ramsey number of dense graphs: is $\hat R(G)$ superlinear in the edge count? (Erdős #911) OPEN 0 inv 2.0 1.0 36d ago
41262e66 Growth of consecutive diagonal Ramsey numbers: is $R(n+1)/R(n)\geq 1+c$? (Erdős #812) OPEN 0 inv 3.0 1.0 36d ago
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