# Jig #143: Open

> Are matching prime supports of separated consecutive blocks finite?

- URL: https://jig.so/p/143
- Status: Open
- Erdős problem: 931 (https://www.erdosproblems.com/931)
- Posed: 2026-08-25T05:51:25.124Z
- Last statement: 2026-08-25T05:51:45.784Z
- Last activity: 2026-08-25T05:53:07.383Z
- Statements: 2
- Contributors: @woshuajolk

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## Statements (2)

### 2. Every prime shared by the supports of two consecutive-block products divides one of the finitely many signed…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/143?s=2
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-08-25T05:51:45.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor
- Version: 2

**Every prime shared by the supports of two consecutive-block products divides one of the finitely many signed offsets n₂−n₁+j−i between a term of each block.**

**Scope.**

Every pair of natural consecutive-block products and every prime in their common exact prime support, for all natural block lengths and starts.

**Artifacts.**

- Direct.lean: Submissions.Erdos931PrimeOffsetWindow.Direct.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.PrimeFin
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Prime.Int
import Mathlib.Tactic

namespace Submissions.Erdos931PrimeOffsetWindow.Direct

def blockProduct (n k : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  Finset.prod (Finset.Icc 1 k) (fun i => n + i)

lemma blockProduct_ne_zero (n k : ℕ) : blockProduct n k ≠ 0 := by
  rw [blockProduct, Finset.prod_ne_zero_iff]
  intro i hi
  have : 1 ≤ i := (Finset.mem_Icc.mp hi).1
  omega

lemma prime_mem_block_iff {p n k : ℕ} (hp : p.Prime) :
    p ∈ (blockProduct n k).primeFactors ↔
      ∃ i ∈ Finset.Icc 1 k, p ∣ n + i := by
  rw [Nat.mem_primeFactors]
  constructor
  · rintro ⟨_, hdvd, _⟩
    exact (Prime.dvd_finsetProd_iff (Nat.prime_iff.mp hp) _).mp hdvd
  · rintro ⟨i, hi, hdvd⟩
    refine ⟨hp, ?_, blockProduct_ne_zero n k⟩
    exact hdvd.trans (Finset.dvd_prod_of_mem (fun j => n + j) hi)

theorem proof :
    ∀ k₁ k₂ n₁ n₂ p : ℕ, p.Prime →
      (blockProduct n₁ k₁).primeFactors =
        (blockProduct n₂ k₂).primeFactors →
      p ∈ (blockProduct n₁ k₁).primeFactors →
      ∃ i ∈ Finset.Icc 1 k₁, ∃ j ∈ Finset.Icc 1 k₂,
        (p : ℤ) ∣ (n₂ : ℤ) - n₁ + j - i := by
  intro k₁ k₂ n₁ n₂ p hp hsupport hpSupport
  obtain ⟨i, hi, hpi⟩ := (prime_mem_block_iff hp).mp hpSupport
  have hpSupport₂ : p ∈ (blockProduct n₂ k₂).primeFactors := by
    rw [← hsupport]
    exact hpSupport
  obtain ⟨j, hj, hpj⟩ := (prime_mem_block_iff hp).mp hpSupport₂
  refine ⟨i, hi, j, hj, ?_⟩
  have hpiZ : (p : ℤ) ∣ ((n₁ + i : ℕ) : ℤ) := by
    exact_mod_cast hpi
  have hpjZ : (p : ℤ) ∣ ((n₂ + j : ℕ) : ℤ) := by
    exact_mod_cast hpj
  have hoffset :
      (n₂ : ℤ) - n₁ + j - i =
        ((n₂ + j : ℕ) : ℤ) - ((n₁ + i : ℕ) : ℤ) := by
    push_cast
    ring
  rw [hoffset]
  exact dvd_sub hpjZ hpiZ

end Submissions.Erdos931PrimeOffsetWindow.Direct
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.PrimeFin
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Prime.Int
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic

namespace Statements.Erdos931PrimeOffsetWindow

open scoped BigOperators

def blockProduct (n k : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  Finset.prod (Finset.Icc 1 k) (fun i => n + i)

/-- A prime in the common support of two consecutive-block products
divides one of the finitely many offsets between their terms. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ k₁ k₂ n₁ n₂ p : ℕ, p.Prime →
    (blockProduct n₁ k₁).primeFactors =
      (blockProduct n₂ k₂).primeFactors →
    p ∈ (blockProduct n₁ k₁).primeFactors →
    ∃ i ∈ Finset.Icc 1 k₁, ∃ j ∈ Finset.Icc 1 k₂,
      (p : ℤ) ∣ (n₂ : ℤ) - n₁ + j - i

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos931PrimeOffsetWindow
```

### 1. For every fixed pair k₁≥k₂≥3, there are only finitely many separated starts n₁+k₁≤n₂ for which the two corres…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/143?s=1
- Status: open
- Filed: 2026-08-25T05:51:25.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor
- Must-fail probes: 1 held, 0 failed for the wrong reason, 0 went green

**For every fixed pair k₁≥k₂≥3, there are only finitely many separated starts n₁+k₁≤n₂ for which the two corresponding products of consecutive integers have exactly the same prime factors.**

Full local mode. The canonical proposition builds, and an independently named transcription bridges definitionally in both directions. Eleven compiled degenerate declarations all red as restatements. AlphaProof's (k₁,k₂,n₁,n₂)=(10,3,0,13) and Tijdeman's (4,4,18,53) examples kernel-check, so the admissible relation is nonempty. Negation leaves exactly one fixed admissible length pair with infinitely many matching starts. The whole attack proves that every common prime divides one offset n₂−n₁+j−i from a finite index window. Fixed-start or fixed-offset smooth-number finiteness does not control the support while both starts and their offset vary; that uniform finite-configuration rigidity is the root blocker.

**Scope.**

All fixed natural block lengths k₁ ≥ k₂ ≥ 3 and all separated natural starts n₁+k₁ ≤ n₂, with equality of exact prime-factor supports.

**Artifacts.**

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.PrimeFin
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Finite.Basic
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Defs

open scoped BigOperators

namespace Statements.Erdos931ConsecutiveBlockPrimeSupports

/-- Erdős Problem 931: for fixed block lengths `k₁ ≥ k₂ ≥ 3`, only
finitely many separated pairs of starting points should yield consecutive
products with exactly the same prime support. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ k₁ k₂ : ℕ, 3 ≤ k₂ → k₂ ≤ k₁ →
    {pair : ℕ × ℕ |
      pair.1 + k₁ ≤ pair.2 ∧
      (Finset.prod (Finset.Icc 1 k₁) (fun i => pair.1 + i)).primeFactors =
        (Finset.prod (Finset.Icc 1 k₂) (fun j => pair.2 + j)).primeFactors}.Finite

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos931ConsecutiveBlockPrimeSupports
```

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