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Note on a conjecture of Hildebrand regarding friable integers

Number Theory 2025-04-01 v5

Abstract

Hildebrand proved that the smooth approximation for the number Ψ(x,y)\Psi(x,y) of yy-friable integers not exceeding xx holds for y>(logx)2+εy>(\log x)^{2+\varepsilon} under the Riemann hypothesis and conjectured that it fails when y(logx)2εy\leqslant (\log x)^{2-\varepsilon}. This conjecture has been recently confirmed by Gorodetsky by an intricate argument. We propose a short, straight-forward proof.

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@article{arxiv.2211.15004,
  title  = {Note on a conjecture of Hildebrand regarding friable integers},
  author = {Régis de la Bretèche and Gérald Tenenbaum},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.15004},
  year   = {2025}
}