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A note on the normal largest gap between prime factors

Number Theory 2019-05-01 v2

Abstract

Let {pj(n)}j=1ω(n)\{p_j(n)\}_{j=1}^{\omega(n)} denote the increasing sequence of distinct prime factors of an integer nn. We provide details for the proof of a statement of Erd\H{o}s implying that, for any function ξ(n)\xi(n) tending to infinity with nn, we have f(n):=max1j<ω(n)log(logpj+1(n)logpj(n))=log3n+O(ξ(n))f(n):=\max_{1\leqslant j<\omega(n)}\log \Big({\log p_{j+1}(n)\over \log p_j(n)}\Big)=\log_3n+O(\xi(n)) for almost all integers nn.

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@article{arxiv.1903.03428,
  title  = {A note on the normal largest gap between prime factors},
  author = {Gérald Tenenbaum},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.03428},
  year   = {2019}
}
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