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The Median Largest Prime Factor

Number Theory 2023-03-13 v3

Abstract

Let M(x)M(x) denote the median largest prime factor of the integers in the interval [1,x][1,x]. We prove that M(x)=x1eexp(lif(x)/x)+Oϵ(x1eec(logx)3/5ϵ)M(x)=x^{\frac{1}{\sqrt{e}}\exp(-\text{li}_{f}(x)/x)}+O_{\epsilon}(x^{\frac{1}{\sqrt{e}}}e^{-c(\log x)^{3/5-\epsilon}}) where lif(x)=2x{x/t}logtdt\text{li}_{f}(x)=\int_{2}^{x}\frac{\{x/t\}}{\log t}dt. From this, we obtain the asymptotic M(x)=eγ1ex1e(1+O(1logx)),M(x)=e^{\frac{\gamma-1}{\sqrt{e}}}x^{\frac{1}{\sqrt{e}}}(1+O(\frac{1}{\log x})), where γ\gamma is the Euler Mascheroni constant. This answers a question posed by Martin, and improves a result of Selfridge and Wunderlich.

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@article{arxiv.1207.0232,
  title  = {The Median Largest Prime Factor},
  author = {Eric Naslund},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.0232},
  year   = {2023}
}

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