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A Resolution of Erdős Problem 731 under Dyadic Regularity

Number Theory 2026-06-27 v1

Abstract

We resolve Erdos Problem 731 under the explicit dyadic-regularity formalization of "reasonable." Let A(n)A(n) be the least positive integer not dividing (2nn)\binom{2n}{n}. On dyadic intervals Xn<2XX\le n<2X, put L=log(2X)L=\log(2X) and FX=2(log2)1/4L1/4exp(log2)L{\mathcal F}_X=\sqrt2(\log2)^{1/4}L^{1/4}\exp\sqrt{(\log2)L}. Uniformly for 1zZ(X)=o(L1/4)1\le z\le Z(X)=o(L^{1/4}), we prove PX(A(n)FXexp(z))exp(2z){\mathbb P}_X(A(n)\le {\mathcal F}_X\exp(-z))\asymp \exp(-2z) and PX(A(n)>FXexp(z))exp(2z){\mathbb P}_X(A(n)>{\mathcal F}_X\exp(z))\ll \exp(-2z). Consequently logA(n)=(log2)logn+14loglogn+Odens(1)\log A(n)=\sqrt{(\log2)\log n}+\frac14\log\log n+O_{\rm dens}(1). We also prove dyadic nonconcentration: no scalar center on a large dyadic block, and hence no dyadically regular deterministic scale ff, can satisfy A(n)/f(n)1A(n)/f(n)\to1 in natural density. The proof retains the exact least-common-multiple divisibility condition and replaces heuristic cross-base independence by a moving-base restricted-digit variance theorem.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2606.29062,
  title  = {A Resolution of Erdős Problem 731 under Dyadic Regularity},
  author = {Eric Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.29062},
  year   = {2026}
}

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24 pages

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