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On ternary Egyptian fractions with prime denominator

Number Theory 2019-09-20 v2

Abstract

Given a positive integer nn we let Ak(n)A_k(n) be the number of positive integers aa such that an=1m1+1m2++1mk\frac{a}{n}=\frac{1}{m_1}+\frac{1}{m_2}+\cdots+\frac{1}{m_k} for some m1,m2,,mkNm_1,m_2,\ldots,m_k\in {\mathbb N}. We show that x(logx)3pxA3(p)x(logx)5x(\log x)^3\ll \sum_{p\le x} A_3(p)\ll x(\log x)^5 as xx\rightarrow\infty.

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@article{arxiv.1905.06151,
  title  = {On ternary Egyptian fractions with prime denominator},
  author = {Florian Luca and Francesco Pappalardi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1905.06151},
  year   = {2019}
}

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