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On pairs of consecutive sequences with the same radicals

Number Theory 2025-07-15 v1

Abstract

Let (m,n,k)(m, n, k) be a tuple of integers with the property that if iki \leq k, then m+im + i and n+in + i have the same radical. Using a result on the abc Conjecture, we bound kk from above, improving a result of Balasubramanian, Shorey, and Waldschmidt. We also bound the number of pairs (m,n)(m, n) for which m<nxm < n \leq x and m(m+1)(m+k1))m(m + 1) \cdots (m + k - 1)) and n(n+1)(n+1)n(n + 1) \cdots (n + \ell - 1) have the same radical and the number of pairs for which m+im + i and n+in + i have the same radical for all i<ki < k.

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@article{arxiv.2507.09899,
  title  = {On pairs of consecutive sequences with the same radicals},
  author = {Noah Lebowitz-Lockard},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.09899},
  year   = {2025}
}