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Ulam numbers have zero density

Number Theory 2026-03-11 v12

Abstract

In this paper, we show that the natural density D[(Um)]\mathcal{D}[(U_m)] of Ulam numbers (Um)(U_m) satisfies D[(Um)]=0\mathcal{D}[(U_m)]=0. That is, we show that for (Um)[1,k](U_m)\subset [1,k] \begin{align} \lim \limits_{k\longrightarrow \infty}\frac{\left |(U_m)\cap [1,k]\right |}{k}=0.\nonumber \end{align}

Cite

@article{arxiv.2007.02697,
  title  = {Ulam numbers have zero density},
  author = {Theophilus Agama},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.02697},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

11 pages; the paper has been reformatted and introduction expanded; ideas remain unchanged

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