Extremal densities for forbidden configurations in $S$-smooth numbers
Abstract
Let be a finite set of distinct primes, let be the number of -smooth integers not exceeding , and let be the maximum size of a subset of containing no set . We prove that as , and equivalently that for the corresponding extremal function on the first -smooth numbers. We also relate this problem to the analogous extremal problem on the full interval . Using the classical theory of such forbidden configurations, we obtain a representation of the corresponding density constant in terms of the increments of , along with nested computable bounds and a recursive formula for the reciprocal tail over -smooth numbers. We further show that rational reciprocal sums over -smooth denominators need not arise from eventually periodic binary sequences. In the classical case , we derive an explicit tail formula and prove two structural propositions for optimal sets.
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@article{arxiv.2604.15515,
title = {Extremal densities for forbidden configurations in $S$-smooth numbers},
author = {Nikola Veselinov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.15515},
year = {2026}
}
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14 pages