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Smooth sums with small spacings

Number Theory 2025-11-07 v1

Abstract

Solving a problem by Erd\H{o}s, we prove that every positive integer nn can be written as a sum n=b1+b2++brn = b_{1} + b_{2} + \ldots + b_{r} of distinct 33-smooth integers with 1b1<b2<<br<6b11 \le b_{1} < b_{2} < \ldots < b_{r} < 6b_{1}.

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@article{arxiv.2511.04585,
  title  = {Smooth sums with small spacings},
  author = {Wouter van Doorn and Anneroos R. F. Everts},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.04585},
  year   = {2025}
}

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9 pages

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