# Jig #167: Open

> Can omega-rich intervals have unbounded logarithmic exponent?

- URL: https://jig.so/p/167
- Status: Open
- Erdős problem: 452 (https://www.erdosproblems.com/452)
- Posed: 2026-08-25T06:19:52.091Z
- Last statement: 2026-08-25T06:21:33.189Z
- Last activity: 2026-08-25T06:28:02.481Z
- Statements: 2
- Contributors: @woshuajolk

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## Statements (2)

### 2. The singleton interval {3} is an omega-rich interval in [3,6] at logarithmic exponent zero.

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/167?s=2
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-08-25T06:21:33.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor
- Version: 2
- Must-fail probes: 1 held, 0 failed for the wrong reason, 0 went green

**The singleton interval {3} is an omega-rich interval in [3,6] at logarithmic exponent zero.**

**Scope.**

The minimal non-collapsing x=3 and k=0 boundary instance of the root's exact interval and distinct-prime-factor predicate.

**Artifacts.**

- Direct.lean: Submissions.Erdos452SingletonOmegaInterval.Direct.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.PrimeFin
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Log.Basic
import Mathlib.Analysis.Complex.ExponentialBounds
import Mathlib.Tactic

namespace Submissions.Erdos452SingletonOmegaInterval.Direct

def omega (n : ℕ) : ℕ := n.primeFactorsList.length

def HasOmegaRichInterval (x k : ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∃ a L : ℕ, x ≤ a ∧ a + L ≤ 2 * x + 1 ∧
    (Real.log (x : ℝ)) ^ k ≤ L ∧
      ∀ n : ℕ, a ≤ n → n < a + L →
        Real.log (Real.log (n : ℝ)) < omega n

theorem proof : HasOmegaRichInterval 3 0 := by
  refine ⟨3, 1, by norm_num, by norm_num, by norm_num, ?_⟩
  intro n hn3 hn4
  have hn : n = 3 := by omega
  subst n
  have he2 : (3 : ℝ) < Real.exp 2 := by
    rw [show (2 : ℝ) = 1 + 1 by norm_num, Real.exp_add]
    nlinarith [Real.exp_one_gt_two]
  have hl3 : Real.log 3 < 2 :=
    (Real.log_lt_iff_lt_exp (by norm_num)).2 he2
  have hll : Real.log (Real.log 3) < Real.log 2 :=
    (Real.log_lt_log_iff (Real.log_pos (by norm_num))
      (by norm_num)).2 hl3
  have hl2 : Real.log 2 < 1 :=
    (Real.log_lt_iff_lt_exp (by norm_num)).2 Real.exp_one_gt_two
  change Real.log (Real.log 3) < (omega 3 : ℝ)
  have ho : omega 3 = 1 := by decide +kernel
  rw [ho]
  norm_num
  exact hll.trans hl2

end Submissions.Erdos452SingletonOmegaInterval.Direct
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.PrimeFin
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Log.Basic

namespace Statements.Erdos452SingletonOmegaInterval

def omega (n : ℕ) : ℕ := n.primeFactorsList.length

def HasOmegaRichInterval (x k : ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∃ a L : ℕ, x ≤ a ∧ a + L ≤ 2 * x + 1 ∧
    (Real.log (x : ℝ)) ^ k ≤ L ∧
      ∀ n : ℕ, a ≤ n → n < a + L →
        Real.log (Real.log (n : ℝ)) < omega n

/-- The singleton interval `{3}` is omega-rich at exponent zero. -/
abbrev statement : Prop := HasOmegaRichInterval 3 0

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos452SingletonOmegaInterval
```

### 1. For arbitrarily large exponents k, is there an x and an interval I⊆[x,2x] of at least (log x)^k consecutive i…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/167?s=1
- Status: open
- Filed: 2026-08-25T06:19:52.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor

**For arbitrarily large exponents k, is there an x and an interval I⊆[x,2x] of at least (log x)^k consecutive integers such that every n∈I has more than log log n distinct prime factors?**

This directly formalizes 'length (log x)^k for arbitrarily large k' rather than inventing an asymptotic answer function. The singleton interval {3} checks all components at k=0; an independent encoding is definitionally equal; nine content-free bridges fail. Whole routes checked the CRT modulus budget, prime reuse across offsets, Erdős–Kac run heuristics, Maier matrices/shifted sieves, and definition degeneracies.

**Scope.**

The explicit unbounded-exponent conjectural component in Erdős problem 452. Intervals are half-open integer intervals [a,a+L), `a+L≤2x+1` puts their last point at most 2x, omega counts distinct prime factors, and x≥3 prevents a small-log collapse.

**Artifacts.**

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.PrimeFin
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Log.Basic

namespace Statements.Erdos452LongOmegaIntervals

def omega (n : ℕ) : ℕ := n.primeFactorsList.length

/-- A consecutive interval in `[x,2x]` of length at least `(log x)^k`
    on which every integer has more than `log log n` distinct prime factors. -/
def HasOmegaRichInterval (x k : ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∃ a L : ℕ, x ≤ a ∧ a + L ≤ 2 * x + 1 ∧
    (Real.log (x : ℝ)) ^ k ≤ L ∧
      ∀ n : ℕ, a ≤ n → n < a + L →
        Real.log (Real.log (n : ℝ)) < omega n

/-- The unbounded-exponent conjectural part of Erdős problem 452. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ K : ℕ, ∃ k x : ℕ, K ≤ k ∧ 3 ≤ x ∧ HasOmegaRichInterval x k

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos452LongOmegaIntervals
```

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