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On the Least Colossally Abundant Exception to Robin's Inequality

Number Theory 2025-10-29 v1

Abstract

Robin's Inequality posits G(n)<eγG(n)<e^{\gamma} for n>5040n>5040. Robin also showed that if the Riemann Hypothesis (RH) is false, then G(n)>eγ(1+c(logn)b)G(n)>e^{\gamma}\left(1+\displaystyle\frac{c}{(\log n)^{b}}\right) for infinitely many values of nn. By analyzing the prime or semiprime quotient nm\displaystyle\frac{n}{m} for consecutive Colossally Abundant (CA) numbers mm followed by nn (where mm satisfies Robin's Inequality and nn violates it), we demonstrate that if the Riemann Hypothesis is false, then the least CA counterexample, nn, must be constrained to the band eγ<G(n)<eγ(1+c(logn)b)e^\gamma<G(n)<e^\gamma \left(1+\displaystyle\frac{c}{(\log n)^b}\right) where 0<b<1/20 < b < 1/2, i.e. excluded from the infinite set beyond the higher threshold.

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@article{arxiv.2510.23889,
  title  = {On the Least Colossally Abundant Exception to Robin's Inequality},
  author = {Bruce Zimov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.23889},
  year   = {2025}
}