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Partitions with prescribed sum of reciprocals: computational results

Number Theory 2025-07-25 v2

Abstract

For a positive rational α\alpha, call a set of distinct positive integers {a1,a2,,ar}\{a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_r\} an α\alpha-partition of nn, if the sum of the aia_i is equal to nn and the sum of the reciprocals of the aia_i is equal to α\alpha. Define nαn_{\alpha} to be the smallest positive integer such that for all nnαn \ge n_{\alpha} an α\alpha-partition of nn exists and, for a positive integer M2M \ge 2, define NMN_M to be the smallest positive integer such that for all nNMn \ge N_M a 11-partition of nn exists where MM does not divide any of the aia_i. In this paper we determine NMN_M for all M2M \ge 2, and find the set of all α\alpha such that nα100n_{\alpha} \le 100.

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@article{arxiv.2502.01409,
  title  = {Partitions with prescribed sum of reciprocals: computational results},
  author = {Wouter van Doorn},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.01409},
  year   = {2025}
}

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