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Another factor of integer polynomials with minimal integrals

Number Theory 2026-04-17 v1

Abstract

Let NN be a positive integer and let SNS_N be the set of polynomials with integer coefficients, degree less than NN, and minimal positive integral over [0,1][0,1]. D. Bazzanella initiated the study of SNS_N because of its relation to the distribution of prime numbers. Indeed, it is possible to prove that pmNlogp=log01P(x)dx\sum_{p^m \leq N} \log p = -\log \int_0^1 P(x) \mathrm{d} x for every PSNP \in S_N, where the sum runs over prime numbers pp and positive integers mm such that pmNp^m \leq N. For each real number tt, let t\lfloor t \rfloor denote the maximal integer not exceeding tt. The main result of this paper states that there exist infinitely many polynomials PSNP \in S_N such that (x3(1x)2)N/6\big(x^3(1 - x)^2\big)^{\lfloor N / 6 \rfloor} divides P(x)P(x) in Z[x]\mathbb{Z}[x]. This improves upon a similar result of Sanna, who proved the same claim but with the lower-degree polynomial (x(1x))N/3\big(x(1-x)\big)^{\lfloor N / 3 \rfloor} in place of (x3(1x)2)N/6\big(x^3(1 - x)^2\big)^{\lfloor N / 6 \rfloor}.

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@article{arxiv.2604.15157,
  title  = {Another factor of integer polynomials with minimal integrals},
  author = {Alice Bazzanella and Carlo Sanna},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.15157},
  year   = {2026}
}
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