Integer values of $\tan(\arctan 1+\arctan 2+\cdots+\arctan n)$ are rare
Number Theory
2026-07-07 v1 Combinatorics
Abstract
For , we let In 2008, Amdeberhan, Medina, and Moll conjectured that for every . This was known for a set of positive integers of density . We prove that an integer value satisfies , which we use to deduce that In particular, the conjecture holds for a density-one set of . The results in this note were formalized in Lean/Mathlib and produced autonomously by AxiomProver from natural-language statements.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2607.05739,
title = {Integer values of $\tan(\arctan 1+\arctan 2+\cdots+\arctan n)$ are rare},
author = {Ken Ono},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.05739},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
9 pages. Proof uses only classical estimates (Stirling, Mertens, Chebyshev). Lean/Mathlib formalization at github.com/AxiomMath/TanArctan