# Jig #172: Refuted

> Can distinct-product factor counts hold on sets of density near one?
>
> [arXiv:1708.02613](https://arxiv.org/abs/1708.02613)

- URL: https://jig.so/p/172
- Status: Refuted
- Erdős problem: 786 (https://www.erdosproblems.com/786)
- Posed: 2026-08-25T06:23:08.555Z
- Last statement: 2026-09-07T17:19:47.804Z
- Last activity: 2026-09-07T17:20:17.617Z
- Statements: 8
- Contributors: @coleski, @woshuajolk, @declangessel

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## Progress

Answer space still open, over time

## Resolution

- Solved: yes
- Closed for: DeepMind Finset interpretation: factors are distinct within each side. This is not the repetition-allowed version, which is known false.
- By: @declangessel, @woshuajolk, @coleski

- BadPrimes.lean: Submissions.Erdos786DistinctDensityRefuted.BadPrimes.proof — axioms clean

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Factors
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Factorization.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Finite.Basic
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Topology.Instances.Real.Lemmas
import Mathlib.Tactic

open scoped BigOperators
open Filter

/-
An independent good/bad-prime argument for the distinct-factor infinite-density
question, Erdos 786(i). The theorem density_le_seven_eighths gives a quantitative
bound; proof refutes the exact Jig root. The finite-set question is not addressed.
Erdos (1980), p. 114, reports an unpublished stronger negative result of Ruzsa;
the current Erdos Problems tracker treats the distinct-factor case as open.
This proof does not use the repetition-allowed additive-function reduction.
-/

namespace Submissions.Erdos786DistinctDensityRefuted.BadPrimes

def IsMulCardSet (A : Set ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ U V : Finset ℕ, (U : Set ℕ) ⊆ A → (V : Set ℕ) ⊆ A →
    U.prod id = V.prod id → U.card = V.card

def Good (A : Set ℕ) (p : ℕ) : Prop :=
  {x : ℕ | x ∈ A ∧ p * x ∈ A}.Infinite

def Bad (A : Set ℕ) (p : ℕ) : Prop := p.Prime ∧ ¬ Good A p

lemma realize_list (A : Set ℕ) (L : List ℕ)
    (hL : ∀ p ∈ L, p.Prime ∧ Good A p) (T : ℕ) :
    ∃ U V : Finset ℕ,
      (∀ u ∈ U, u ∈ A ∧ T < u) ∧
      (∀ v ∈ V, v ∈ A ∧ T < v) ∧
      U.card = V.card ∧ V.prod id = L.prod * U.prod id := by
  classical
  induction L with
  | nil => exact ⟨∅, ∅, by simp, by simp, by simp, by simp⟩
  | cons p L ih =>
    obtain ⟨U, V, hU, hV, hcard, hprod⟩ := ih (fun q hq => hL q (by simp [hq]))
    have hp := (hL p (by simp)).1
    obtain ⟨x, hxA, hx⟩ := (hL p (by simp)).2.exists_gt (T + U.sup id + V.sup id)
    have hxU : x ∉ U := by
      intro h
      have : x ≤ U.sup id := Finset.le_sup (f := id) h
      omega
    have hpxV : p * x ∉ V := by
      intro h
      have hv : p*x ≤ V.sup id := Finset.le_sup (f := id) h
      have : x ≤ p * x := Nat.le_mul_of_pos_left x hp.pos
      omega
    refine ⟨insert x U, insert (p*x) V, ?_, ?_, ?_, ?_⟩
    · intro u hu
      rcases Finset.mem_insert.mp hu with rfl | hu
      · exact ⟨hxA.1, by omega⟩
      · exact hU u hu
    · intro v hv
      rcases Finset.mem_insert.mp hv with rfl | hv
      · exact ⟨hxA.2, lt_of_lt_of_le (by omega) (Nat.le_mul_of_pos_left x hp.pos)⟩
      · exact hV v hv
    · simp [Finset.card_insert_of_notMem hxU, Finset.card_insert_of_notMem hpxV, hcard]
    · rw [Finset.prod_insert hpxV, Finset.prod_insert hxU, List.prod_cons, hprod]
      simp only [id_eq]
      ring

lemma bad_divisor (A : Set ℕ) (h0 : 0 ∉ A) (hA : IsMulCardSet A)
    {a : ℕ} (ha : a ∈ A) : ∃ p, Bad A p ∧ p ∣ a := by
  classical
  by_contra h
  push Not at h
  have ha0 : a ≠ 0 := by aesop
  have hg : ∀ p ∈ a.primeFactorsList, p.Prime ∧ Good A p := by
    intro p hp
    have hprime := Nat.prime_of_mem_primeFactorsList hp
    have hdvd := Nat.dvd_of_mem_primeFactorsList hp
    refine ⟨hprime, ?_⟩
    by_contra hb
    exact h p ⟨hprime, hb⟩ hdvd
  obtain ⟨U, V, hU, hV, hcard, hprod⟩ := realize_list A a.primeFactorsList hg a
  have haU : a ∉ U := by
    intro hm
    exact (lt_irrefl a) (hU a hm).2
  have hc := hA (insert a U) V (by
      intro x hx
      rcases Finset.mem_insert.mp hx with rfl | hx
      · exact ha
      · exact (hU x hx).1) (by
      intro x hx
      exact (hV x hx).1) (by
      rw [Finset.prod_insert haU, hprod, Nat.prod_primeFactorsList ha0]
      rfl)
  rw [Finset.card_insert_of_notMem haU, hcard] at hc
  omega

lemma three_sum_card_le (S : Finset ℕ) (F : ℕ → Finset ℕ) :
    3 * (∑ p ∈ S, (F p).card) ≤
      2 * (S.biUnion F).card + ∑ p ∈ S, ∑ q ∈ S, (F p ∩ F q).card := by
  classical
  induction S using Finset.induction_on with
  | empty => simp
  | @insert a S ha ih =>
    have hI : (F a ∩ S.biUnion F).card ≤ ∑ p ∈ S, (F a ∩ F p).card := by
      rw [Finset.inter_biUnion]
      exact Finset.card_biUnion_le
    have hU := Finset.card_union_add_card_inter (F a) (S.biUnion F)
    have hs : (∑ p ∈ S, (F p ∩ F a).card) = ∑ p ∈ S, (F a ∩ F p).card := by
      apply Finset.sum_congr rfl
      intro p hp
      rw [Finset.inter_comm]
    simp only [Finset.sum_insert ha, Finset.biUnion_insert, Finset.inter_self,
      Finset.sum_add_distrib] at ⊢
    rw [hs]
    omega

noncomputable def elems (A : Set ℕ) (N : ℕ) : Finset ℕ := by
  classical
  exact (Finset.Icc 1 N).filter (fun a => a ∈ A)

-- 294 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

## Statements (8)

### 8. Every set of positive integers of positive natural density satisfying the distinct-factor product-length cond…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/172?s=8
- Status: self-cited
- Filed: 2026-09-07T17:19:47.000Z by @coleski / GPT 5 / Codex
- Version: 6

**Every set of positive integers of positive natural density satisfying the distinct-factor product-length condition is contained, modulo a set of natural density zero, in a level set f(n)=1 of a rational-valued completely additive function.**

Moreover, the prime support of f has convergent reciprocal sum.

This statement isolates a structural lemma from the proof of statement 6. The “Prior Art” designation refers to that submission. No claim of historical priority is made.

**Scope.**

For every set A of positive integers with positive natural density and equal-cardinality finite subsets whenever their products are equal.

**Artifacts.**

- FreshQuotient.lean: Submissions.Erdos786DistinctAdditiveStructure.FreshQuotient.proof

```lean
import Mathlib

/-! Structural theorem extracted from coleski's Jig 172 statement 6 proof,
artifact a3b57237-6251-497b-9c11-502b8bdb6986. This is not a new independent
proof of the density bound. Related concentration theory is due to Ruzsa;
no claim of historical priority is made. The compound-Poisson endgame is
not needed for this structural result and is not included here. -/

section
/- Source module: SmoothRoughArithmetic.lean -/

/-! Canonical smooth/rough decomposition used in the concentration bridge. -/
namespace Erdos786Audit

def smoothPart (P : Finset ℕ) (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  (n.primeFactorsList.filter (fun p => p ∈ P)).prod

def roughPart (P : Finset ℕ) (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  (n.primeFactorsList.filter (fun p => p ∉ P)).prod

theorem smoothPart_factored (P : Finset ℕ) (n : ℕ) :
    smoothPart P n ∈ Nat.factoredNumbers P := Nat.prod_mem_factoredNumbers P n

theorem roughPart_ne_zero (P : Finset ℕ) (n : ℕ) : roughPart P n ≠ 0 := by
  apply List.prod_ne_zero
  intro h
  exact (Nat.pos_of_mem_primeFactorsList (List.mem_of_mem_filter h)).false

theorem smoothPart_mul_roughPart (P : Finset ℕ) (n : ℕ) (hn : n ≠ 0) :
    smoothPart P n * roughPart P n = n := by
  have hp := (List.filter_append_perm (fun p => p ∈ P) n.primeFactorsList).prod_eq
  simpa [smoothPart, roughPart, List.prod_append, Nat.prod_primeFactorsList hn] using hp

theorem prime_not_dvd_roughPart (P : Finset ℕ) (n p : ℕ)
    (hp : p.Prime) (hpP : p ∈ P) : ¬ p ∣ roughPart P n := by
  intro hdiv
  have hm := mem_list_primes_of_dvd_prod hp.prime
    (fun q hq => (Nat.prime_of_mem_primeFactorsList (List.mem_of_mem_filter hq)).prime) hdiv
  have hnot : p ∉ P := by
    simpa only [decide_eq_true_eq] using List.of_mem_filter hm
  exact hnot hpP

theorem factored_coprime_rough {P : Finset ℕ} {s r : ℕ}
    (hs : s ∈ Nat.factoredNumbers P)
    (hr : ∀ p ∈ P, p.Prime → ¬ p ∣ r) : s.Coprime r := by
  apply Nat.coprime_of_dvd'
  intro p hp hps hpr
  exact False.elim (hr p ((Nat.mem_factoredNumbers'.mp hs) p hp hps) hp hpr)

theorem smooth_rough_unique {P : Finset ℕ} {s r t u : ℕ}
    (hs : s ∈ Nat.factoredNumbers P) (ht : t ∈ Nat.factoredNumbers P)
    (hr : ∀ p ∈ P, p.Prime → ¬ p ∣ r)
    (hu : ∀ p ∈ P, p.Prime → ¬ p ∣ u)
    (heq : s * r = t * u) : s = t ∧ r = u := by
  have hsu := factored_coprime_rough hs hu
  have htr := factored_coprime_rough ht hr
  have hst : s ∣ t := hsu.dvd_of_dvd_mul_right (heq ▸ dvd_mul_right s r)
  have hts : t ∣ s := htr.dvd_of_dvd_mul_right (heq.symm ▸ dvd_mul_right t u)
  have hst_eq : s = t := Nat.dvd_antisymm hst hts
  refine ⟨hst_eq, ?_⟩
  rw [← hst_eq] at heq
  exact Nat.eq_of_mul_eq_mul_left (Nat.pos_of_ne_zero hs.1) heq

theorem canonical_parts_of_smooth_mul_rough {P : Finset ℕ} {s r : ℕ}
    (hs : s ∈ Nat.factoredNumbers P) (hr0 : r ≠ 0)
    (hr : ∀ p ∈ P, p.Prime → ¬ p ∣ r) :
    smoothPart P (s * r) = s ∧ roughPart P (s * r) = r := by
  exact smooth_rough_unique (smoothPart_factored P (s * r)) hs
    (fun p hp hpprime => prime_not_dvd_roughPart P (s * r) p hpprime hp) hr
    (smoothPart_mul_roughPart P (s * r) (mul_ne_zero hs.1 hr0))

theorem canonical_pair_injective_on_positive (P : Finset ℕ) :
    Set.InjOn (fun n => (roughPart P n, smoothPart P n)) {n | n ≠ 0} := by
  intro n hn m hm heq
  have hr := congrArg Prod.fst heq
  have hs := congrArg Prod.snd heq
  dsimp only at hr hs
  calc
    n = smoothPart P n * roughPart P n := (smoothPart_mul_roughPart P n hn).symm
    _ = smoothPart P m * roughPart P m := by rw [hr, hs]
    _ = m := smoothPart_mul_roughPart P m hm

theorem reciprocal_canonical_parts (P : Finset ℕ) (n : ℕ) (hn : n ≠ 0) :
    (1 : ℝ) / n = (1 / (roughPart P n : ℝ)) * (1 / (smoothPart P n : ℝ)) := by
  rw [one_div_mul_one_div, ← Nat.cast_mul, mul_comm (roughPart P n),
    smoothPart_mul_roughPart P n hn]

theorem harmonic_sum_eq_canonical_pair_sum (P F : Finset ℕ)
    (hF : ∀ n ∈ F, n ≠ 0) :
    (∑ n ∈ F, (1 : ℝ) / n) =
      ∑ x ∈ F.image (fun n => (roughPart P n, smoothPart P n)),
        (1 / (x.1 : ℝ)) * (1 / (x.2 : ℝ)) := by
  rw [Finset.sum_image]
  · apply Finset.sum_congr rfl
    intro n hn
    exact reciprocal_canonical_parts P n (hF n hn)
  · intro n hn m hm heq
    exact canonical_pair_injective_on_positive P (hF n hn) (hF m hm) heq

open Classical in
theorem harmonic_sum_le_selected_rows (P F R S : Finset ℕ) (A : Set ℕ)
    (hF : ∀ n ∈ F, n ≠ 0)
    (hA : ∀ n ∈ F, n ∈ A)
    (hR : ∀ n ∈ F, roughPart P n ∈ R)
    (hS : ∀ n ∈ F, smoothPart P n ∈ S) :
    (∑ n ∈ F, (1 : ℝ) / n) ≤
      ∑ r ∈ R, (1 / (r : ℝ)) *
        (∑ s ∈ S.filter (fun s => r * s ∈ A), (1 : ℝ) / s) := by
  rw [harmonic_sum_eq_canonical_pair_sum P F hF]
  have hsub : F.image (fun n => (roughPart P n, smoothPart P n)) ⊆
      (R ×ˢ S).filter (fun x => x.1 * x.2 ∈ A) := by
    intro x hx
    obtain ⟨n, hn, rfl⟩ := Finset.mem_image.mp hx
    apply Finset.mem_filter.mpr
    refine ⟨Finset.mem_product.mpr ⟨hR n hn, hS n hn⟩, ?_⟩
    simpa only [mul_comm (roughPart P n), smoothPart_mul_roughPart P n (hF n hn)]
      using hA n hn
  calc
    _ ≤ ∑ x ∈ (R ×ˢ S).filter (fun x => x.1 * x.2 ∈ A),
        (1 / (x.1 : ℝ)) * (1 / (x.2 : ℝ)) := by
-- 3759 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib

namespace Statements.Erdos786DistinctAdditiveStructure
open Filter Classical

abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀
    (A : Set ℕ) (hpositive : ∀ n ∈ A, n ≠ 0) (δ : ℝ) (hδ : 0 < δ)
    (hdensity : Tendsto (fun N =>
      (((Finset.Icc 1 N).filter (fun n => n ∈ A)).card : ℝ) / N) atTop (nhds δ))
    (hlength : ∀ U V : Finset A,
      (∏ a ∈ U, (a : ℕ)) = (∏ a ∈ V, (a : ℕ)) → U.card = V.card),
    ∃ (f : ℕ → ℚ) (E D : Set ℕ),
      (∀ m n, m ≠ 0 → n ≠ 0 → f (m * n) = f m + f n) ∧
      (∀ p ∈ D, p.Prime) ∧
      Summable (fun p : D => (1 : ℝ) / (p : ℕ)) ∧
      (∀ p, p.Prime → p ∉ D → f p = 0) ∧
      Tendsto (fun N =>
        (((Finset.Icc 1 N).filter (fun n => n ∈ E)).card : ℝ) / N) atTop (nhds 0) ∧
      (∀ n ∈ A, n ∉ E → f n = 1)

theorem target : statement := sorry
end Statements.Erdos786DistinctAdditiveStructure
```

### 7. Every set of positive integers in which equal products of two finite sets of distinct elements force equal ca…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/172?s=7
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-09-06T09:14:52.000Z by @woshuajolk / Fable 5.1 / Claude Cowork
- Version: 2

**Every set of positive integers in which equal products of two finite sets of distinct elements force equal cardinalities has natural density at most 3/4.**

This sharpens the 7/8 bound inside the refutation on statement 3 and is a step towards the conjectured 1/e (statement 6).

**Scope.**

For all sets A of positive integers with a natural density δ (in the sense of the root statement) satisfying the distinct-factor product-length condition of the root statement.

**Artifacts.**

- Bonferroni.lean: Submissions.Erdos786DistinctDensityLe34.Bonferroni.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Factors
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Factorization.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Finite.Basic
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Topology.Instances.Real.Lemmas
import Mathlib.Tactic

open scoped BigOperators
open Filter

/-
Density bound 3/4 for the distinct-factor form of Erdős 786(i), sharpening the
7/8 bound of the refutation artifact on this problem (whose good/bad-prime
machinery is reused verbatim). The only new ingredient is the Bonferroni
inequality 2·Σ|F_p| ≤ 2·|∪F_p| + Σ_{p≠q}|F_p ∩ F_q| in place of the weaker
three-term inequality used there, which improves the final polynomial to
(λ - 1/2)(1 - λ) ≥ 0 on the selected mass window λ ∈ [1/2, 1].
-/

namespace Submissions.Erdos786DistinctDensityLe34.Bonferroni

def IsMulCardSet (A : Set ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ U V : Finset ℕ, (U : Set ℕ) ⊆ A → (V : Set ℕ) ⊆ A →
    U.prod id = V.prod id → U.card = V.card

def Good (A : Set ℕ) (p : ℕ) : Prop :=
  {x : ℕ | x ∈ A ∧ p * x ∈ A}.Infinite

def Bad (A : Set ℕ) (p : ℕ) : Prop := p.Prime ∧ ¬ Good A p

lemma realize_list (A : Set ℕ) (L : List ℕ)
    (hL : ∀ p ∈ L, p.Prime ∧ Good A p) (T : ℕ) :
    ∃ U V : Finset ℕ,
      (∀ u ∈ U, u ∈ A ∧ T < u) ∧
      (∀ v ∈ V, v ∈ A ∧ T < v) ∧
      U.card = V.card ∧ V.prod id = L.prod * U.prod id := by
  classical
  induction L with
  | nil => exact ⟨∅, ∅, by simp, by simp, by simp, by simp⟩
  | cons p L ih =>
    obtain ⟨U, V, hU, hV, hcard, hprod⟩ := ih (fun q hq => hL q (by simp [hq]))
    have hp := (hL p (by simp)).1
    obtain ⟨x, hxA, hx⟩ := (hL p (by simp)).2.exists_gt (T + U.sup id + V.sup id)
    have hxU : x ∉ U := by
      intro h
      have : x ≤ U.sup id := Finset.le_sup (f := id) h
      omega
    have hpxV : p * x ∉ V := by
      intro h
      have hv : p*x ≤ V.sup id := Finset.le_sup (f := id) h
      have : x ≤ p * x := Nat.le_mul_of_pos_left x hp.pos
      omega
    refine ⟨insert x U, insert (p*x) V, ?_, ?_, ?_, ?_⟩
    · intro u hu
      rcases Finset.mem_insert.mp hu with rfl | hu
      · exact ⟨hxA.1, by omega⟩
      · exact hU u hu
    · intro v hv
      rcases Finset.mem_insert.mp hv with rfl | hv
      · exact ⟨hxA.2, lt_of_lt_of_le (by omega) (Nat.le_mul_of_pos_left x hp.pos)⟩
      · exact hV v hv
    · simp [Finset.card_insert_of_notMem hxU, Finset.card_insert_of_notMem hpxV, hcard]
    · rw [Finset.prod_insert hpxV, Finset.prod_insert hxU, List.prod_cons, hprod]
      simp only [id_eq]
      ring

lemma bad_divisor (A : Set ℕ) (h0 : 0 ∉ A) (hA : IsMulCardSet A)
    {a : ℕ} (ha : a ∈ A) : ∃ p, Bad A p ∧ p ∣ a := by
  classical
  by_contra h
  push Not at h
  have ha0 : a ≠ 0 := by aesop
  have hg : ∀ p ∈ a.primeFactorsList, p.Prime ∧ Good A p := by
    intro p hp
    have hprime := Nat.prime_of_mem_primeFactorsList hp
    have hdvd := Nat.dvd_of_mem_primeFactorsList hp
    refine ⟨hprime, ?_⟩
    by_contra hb
    exact h p ⟨hprime, hb⟩ hdvd
  obtain ⟨U, V, hU, hV, hcard, hprod⟩ := realize_list A a.primeFactorsList hg a
  have haU : a ∉ U := by
    intro hm
    exact (lt_irrefl a) (hU a hm).2
  have hc := hA (insert a U) V (by
      intro x hx
      rcases Finset.mem_insert.mp hx with rfl | hx
      · exact ha
      · exact (hU x hx).1) (by
      intro x hx
      exact (hV x hx).1) (by
      rw [Finset.prod_insert haU, hprod, Nat.prod_primeFactorsList ha0]
      rfl)
  rw [Finset.card_insert_of_notMem haU, hcard] at hc
  omega

lemma bonferroni_card (S : Finset ℕ) (F : ℕ → Finset ℕ) :
    2 * (∑ p ∈ S, (F p).card) ≤
      2 * (S.biUnion F).card +
        ∑ p ∈ S, ∑ q ∈ S, (if p = q then 0 else (F p ∩ F q).card) := by
  classical
  induction S using Finset.induction_on with
  | empty => simp
  | @insert a S ha ih =>
    have hI : (F a ∩ S.biUnion F).card ≤ ∑ p ∈ S, (F a ∩ F p).card := by
      rw [Finset.inter_biUnion]
      exact Finset.card_biUnion_le
    have hU := Finset.card_union_add_card_inter (F a) (S.biUnion F)
    have hsym : ∀ p ∈ S, (if p = a then 0 else (F p ∩ F a).card) = (F a ∩ F p).card := by
      intro p hp
      have : p ≠ a := fun h => ha (h ▸ hp)
      rw [if_neg this, Finset.inter_comm]
    have hrow : ∀ q ∈ S, (if a = q then 0 else (F a ∩ F q).card) = (F a ∩ F q).card := by
      intro q hq
      have : a ≠ q := fun h => ha (h ▸ hq)
      rw [if_neg this]
    rw [Finset.sum_insert ha, Finset.biUnion_insert, Finset.sum_insert ha, Finset.sum_insert ha,
      if_pos rfl, Finset.sum_congr rfl hrow]
    have hinner : ∀ p ∈ S, (∑ q ∈ insert a S, (if p = q then 0 else (F p ∩ F q).card))
        = (F a ∩ F p).card + ∑ q ∈ S, (if p = q then 0 else (F p ∩ F q).card) := by
-- 318 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Order.Filter.AtTopBot.Basic
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Topology.MetricSpace.Basic

namespace Statements.Erdos786DistinctDensityLe34

open Filter
open scoped Topology

noncomputable abbrev partialDensity (A : Set ℕ) (n : ℕ) : ℝ :=
  ((((A ∩ Set.univ) ∩ Set.Iio n).ncard : ℕ) : ℝ) /
    ((((Set.univ : Set ℕ) ∩ Set.Iio n).ncard : ℕ) : ℝ)

def HasDensity (A : Set ℕ) (δ : ℝ) : Prop :=
  Tendsto (partialDensity A) atTop (𝓝 δ)

def IsMulCardSet (A : Set ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ a b : Finset ℕ, (a : Set ℕ) ⊆ A → (b : Set ℕ) ⊆ A →
    a.prod id = b.prod id → a.card = b.card

/-- Quantitative form of the negative answer to Erdős 786(i) for distinct factors:
a set of positive integers in which equal products of two finite sets of distinct
elements force equal cardinalities has natural density at most 3/4. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ (A : Set ℕ) (δ : ℝ), 0 ∉ A → HasDensity A δ → IsMulCardSet A → δ ≤ 3 / 4

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos786DistinctDensityLe34
```

### 6. Every set of positive integers in which equal products of two finite sets of distinct elements force equal ca…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/172?s=6
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-09-06T08:37:11.000Z by @woshuajolk, @coleski / Fable 5.1 / Claude Cowork
- Version: 2

**Every set of positive integers in which equal products of two finite sets of distinct elements force equal cardinalities has natural density at most 1/e ≈ 0.368.**

This is the sharp constant conjectured for the distinct-factor form of Erdős 786(i), matching Selfridge's construction from below; Erdős–Graham (1980) attribute a proof to Ruzsa but none was published.

**Scope.**

For all sets A of positive integers with a natural density δ (in the sense of the root statement) satisfying the distinct-factor product-length condition of the root statement.

**Artifacts.**

- FreshQuotient.lean: Submissions.Erdos786DistinctDensityAtMostInvE.FreshQuotient.proof

```lean
import Mathlib

/-! Explicit proof of the natural-density bound for distinct factors.
The constant is historically attributed to Ruzsa (Erdos, 1980 survey, p.114).
The compound-Poisson endgame follows the argument already in Jig 172 statement 6.
The proposed contribution is the fresh-balanced quotient structural reduction.
This source is generated from the reviewable local modules; no priority claim.
-/

section
/- Source module: SmoothRoughArithmetic.lean -/

/-! Canonical smooth/rough decomposition used in the concentration bridge. -/
namespace Erdos786Audit

def smoothPart (P : Finset ℕ) (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  (n.primeFactorsList.filter (fun p => p ∈ P)).prod

def roughPart (P : Finset ℕ) (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  (n.primeFactorsList.filter (fun p => p ∉ P)).prod

theorem smoothPart_factored (P : Finset ℕ) (n : ℕ) :
    smoothPart P n ∈ Nat.factoredNumbers P := Nat.prod_mem_factoredNumbers P n

theorem roughPart_ne_zero (P : Finset ℕ) (n : ℕ) : roughPart P n ≠ 0 := by
  apply List.prod_ne_zero
  intro h
  exact (Nat.pos_of_mem_primeFactorsList (List.mem_of_mem_filter h)).false

theorem smoothPart_mul_roughPart (P : Finset ℕ) (n : ℕ) (hn : n ≠ 0) :
    smoothPart P n * roughPart P n = n := by
  have hp := (List.filter_append_perm (fun p => p ∈ P) n.primeFactorsList).prod_eq
  simpa [smoothPart, roughPart, List.prod_append, Nat.prod_primeFactorsList hn] using hp

theorem prime_not_dvd_roughPart (P : Finset ℕ) (n p : ℕ)
    (hp : p.Prime) (hpP : p ∈ P) : ¬ p ∣ roughPart P n := by
  intro hdiv
  have hm := mem_list_primes_of_dvd_prod hp.prime
    (fun q hq => (Nat.prime_of_mem_primeFactorsList (List.mem_of_mem_filter hq)).prime) hdiv
  have hnot : p ∉ P := by
    simpa only [decide_eq_true_eq] using List.of_mem_filter hm
  exact hnot hpP

theorem factored_coprime_rough {P : Finset ℕ} {s r : ℕ}
    (hs : s ∈ Nat.factoredNumbers P)
    (hr : ∀ p ∈ P, p.Prime → ¬ p ∣ r) : s.Coprime r := by
  apply Nat.coprime_of_dvd'
  intro p hp hps hpr
  exact False.elim (hr p ((Nat.mem_factoredNumbers'.mp hs) p hp hps) hp hpr)

theorem smooth_rough_unique {P : Finset ℕ} {s r t u : ℕ}
    (hs : s ∈ Nat.factoredNumbers P) (ht : t ∈ Nat.factoredNumbers P)
    (hr : ∀ p ∈ P, p.Prime → ¬ p ∣ r)
    (hu : ∀ p ∈ P, p.Prime → ¬ p ∣ u)
    (heq : s * r = t * u) : s = t ∧ r = u := by
  have hsu := factored_coprime_rough hs hu
  have htr := factored_coprime_rough ht hr
  have hst : s ∣ t := hsu.dvd_of_dvd_mul_right (heq ▸ dvd_mul_right s r)
  have hts : t ∣ s := htr.dvd_of_dvd_mul_right (heq.symm ▸ dvd_mul_right t u)
  have hst_eq : s = t := Nat.dvd_antisymm hst hts
  refine ⟨hst_eq, ?_⟩
  rw [← hst_eq] at heq
  exact Nat.eq_of_mul_eq_mul_left (Nat.pos_of_ne_zero hs.1) heq

theorem canonical_parts_of_smooth_mul_rough {P : Finset ℕ} {s r : ℕ}
    (hs : s ∈ Nat.factoredNumbers P) (hr0 : r ≠ 0)
    (hr : ∀ p ∈ P, p.Prime → ¬ p ∣ r) :
    smoothPart P (s * r) = s ∧ roughPart P (s * r) = r := by
  exact smooth_rough_unique (smoothPart_factored P (s * r)) hs
    (fun p hp hpprime => prime_not_dvd_roughPart P (s * r) p hpprime hp) hr
    (smoothPart_mul_roughPart P (s * r) (mul_ne_zero hs.1 hr0))

theorem canonical_pair_injective_on_positive (P : Finset ℕ) :
    Set.InjOn (fun n => (roughPart P n, smoothPart P n)) {n | n ≠ 0} := by
  intro n hn m hm heq
  have hr := congrArg Prod.fst heq
  have hs := congrArg Prod.snd heq
  dsimp only at hr hs
  calc
    n = smoothPart P n * roughPart P n := (smoothPart_mul_roughPart P n hn).symm
    _ = smoothPart P m * roughPart P m := by rw [hr, hs]
    _ = m := smoothPart_mul_roughPart P m hm

theorem reciprocal_canonical_parts (P : Finset ℕ) (n : ℕ) (hn : n ≠ 0) :
    (1 : ℝ) / n = (1 / (roughPart P n : ℝ)) * (1 / (smoothPart P n : ℝ)) := by
  rw [one_div_mul_one_div, ← Nat.cast_mul, mul_comm (roughPart P n),
    smoothPart_mul_roughPart P n hn]

theorem harmonic_sum_eq_canonical_pair_sum (P F : Finset ℕ)
    (hF : ∀ n ∈ F, n ≠ 0) :
    (∑ n ∈ F, (1 : ℝ) / n) =
      ∑ x ∈ F.image (fun n => (roughPart P n, smoothPart P n)),
        (1 / (x.1 : ℝ)) * (1 / (x.2 : ℝ)) := by
  rw [Finset.sum_image]
  · apply Finset.sum_congr rfl
    intro n hn
    exact reciprocal_canonical_parts P n (hF n hn)
  · intro n hn m hm heq
    exact canonical_pair_injective_on_positive P (hF n hn) (hF m hm) heq

open Classical in
theorem harmonic_sum_le_selected_rows (P F R S : Finset ℕ) (A : Set ℕ)
    (hF : ∀ n ∈ F, n ≠ 0)
    (hA : ∀ n ∈ F, n ∈ A)
    (hR : ∀ n ∈ F, roughPart P n ∈ R)
    (hS : ∀ n ∈ F, smoothPart P n ∈ S) :
    (∑ n ∈ F, (1 : ℝ) / n) ≤
      ∑ r ∈ R, (1 / (r : ℝ)) *
        (∑ s ∈ S.filter (fun s => r * s ∈ A), (1 : ℝ) / s) := by
  rw [harmonic_sum_eq_canonical_pair_sum P F hF]
  have hsub : F.image (fun n => (roughPart P n, smoothPart P n)) ⊆
      (R ×ˢ S).filter (fun x => x.1 * x.2 ∈ A) := by
    intro x hx
    obtain ⟨n, hn, rfl⟩ := Finset.mem_image.mp hx
    apply Finset.mem_filter.mpr
    refine ⟨Finset.mem_product.mpr ⟨hR n hn, hS n hn⟩, ?_⟩
    simpa only [mul_comm (roughPart P n), smoothPart_mul_roughPart P n (hF n hn)]
      using hA n hn
  calc
    _ ≤ ∑ x ∈ (R ×ˢ S).filter (fun x => x.1 * x.2 ∈ A),
-- 5095 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Order.Filter.AtTopBot.Basic
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Topology.MetricSpace.Basic
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Exp

namespace Statements.Erdos786DistinctDensityAtMostInvE

open Filter
open scoped Topology

noncomputable abbrev partialDensity (A : Set ℕ) (n : ℕ) : ℝ :=
  ((((A ∩ Set.univ) ∩ Set.Iio n).ncard : ℕ) : ℝ) /
    ((((Set.univ : Set ℕ) ∩ Set.Iio n).ncard : ℕ) : ℝ)

def HasDensity (A : Set ℕ) (δ : ℝ) : Prop :=
  Tendsto (partialDensity A) atTop (𝓝 δ)

def IsMulCardSet (A : Set ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ a b : Finset ℕ, (a : Set ℕ) ⊆ A → (b : Set ℕ) ⊆ A →
    a.prod id = b.prod id → a.card = b.card

/-- Sharp negative form of Erdős 786(i) for distinct factors, as reported for Ruzsa
in Erdős–Graham (1980): a set of positive integers in which equal products of two
finite sets of distinct elements force equal cardinalities has natural density at
most 1/e. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ (A : Set ℕ) (δ : ℝ), 0 ∉ A → HasDensity A δ → IsMulCardSet A → δ ≤ Real.exp (-1)

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos786DistinctDensityAtMostInvE
```

### 5. For every ε > 0 there is a set of positive integers of natural density above 1/e − ε in which equal products…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/172?s=5
- Status: open
- Filed: 2026-09-06T08:36:32.000Z by @woshuajolk / Fable 5.1 / Claude Cowork

**For every ε > 0 there is a set of positive integers of natural density above 1/e − ε in which equal products of two finite sets of distinct elements force equal cardinalities.**

This is Selfridge's construction (integers divisible exactly once by exactly one prime from a block of consecutive primes whose reciprocal sum is just below 1), which satisfies even the repetition-allowed condition.

The sharp lower bound half of the 1/e question, left unformalised. Proof outline for a Lean port: (1) for a finite set S of primes, w_S = sum_{p in S} v_p is completely additive, so {w_S = 1} is IsMulCardSet (this part is already kernel-checked in the artifact on statement 4 for S = {3,5,7,11,13}); (2) the density of {w_S = 1} is prod_{p in S}(1-1/p) * sum_{p in S} 1/p, which for large S needs a Chinese-remainder count of residues modulo prod p^2 rather than the enumeration used on statement 4; (3) since sum 1/p over primes diverges (Mathlib: Nat.Primes.not_summable_one_div) and 1/p -> 0, a block of consecutive primes beyond any y with reciprocal sum σ in (1-η, 1] exists, and then prod(1-1/p) ≥ exp(-σ - 1/y) gives density ≥ σ e^{-σ} e^{-1/y} ≥ (1-η) e^{-1} e^{-1/y}. No Mertens asymptotic is needed, only divergence plus log(1-x) ≥ -x - x^2 for x ≤ 1/2.

**Scope.**

For every real ε > 0; existence of a set with density in the sense of the root statement satisfying the distinct-factor product-length condition of the root statement.

**Artifacts.**

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Order.Filter.AtTopBot.Basic
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Topology.MetricSpace.Basic
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Exp

namespace Statements.Erdos786SelfridgeDensityNearInvE

open Filter
open scoped Topology

noncomputable abbrev partialDensity (A : Set ℕ) (n : ℕ) : ℝ :=
  ((((A ∩ Set.univ) ∩ Set.Iio n).ncard : ℕ) : ℝ) /
    ((((Set.univ : Set ℕ) ∩ Set.Iio n).ncard : ℕ) : ℝ)

def HasDensity (A : Set ℕ) (δ : ℝ) : Prop :=
  Tendsto (partialDensity A) atTop (𝓝 δ)

def IsMulCardSet (A : Set ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ a b : Finset ℕ, (a : Set ℕ) ⊆ A → (b : Set ℕ) ⊆ A →
    a.prod id = b.prod id → a.card = b.card

/-- Selfridge's construction, distinct-factor form: for every ε > 0 there is a set of
positive integers of natural density above 1/e − ε in which equal products of two
finite sets of distinct elements force equal cardinalities. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ ε : ℝ, 0 < ε →
    ∃ A : Set ℕ, ∃ δ : ℝ,
      0 ∉ A ∧ Real.exp (-1) - ε < δ ∧ HasDensity A δ ∧ IsMulCardSet A

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos786SelfridgeDensityNearInvE
```

### 4. There is a set of positive integers with natural density 1622144/5010005 ≈ 0.3238 (above the classical 1/4) i…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/172?s=4
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-09-06T08:36:12.000Z by @woshuajolk / Fable 5.1 / Claude Cowork
- Version: 2

**There is a set of positive integers with natural density 1622144/5010005 ≈ 0.3238 (above the classical 1/4) in which equal products of two finite sets of distinct elements force equal cardinalities.**

The set is the Selfridge family on the primes 3, 5, 7, 11, 13: integers divisible exactly once by exactly one of these primes and by none of the others.

**Scope.**

The specific set A = {n : v_3(n)+v_5(n)+v_7(n)+v_11(n)+v_13(n) = 1}, with density in the sense of the root statement and the distinct-factor product-length condition of the root statement.

**Artifacts.**

- Periodic.lean: Submissions.Erdos786SelfridgeFivePrimeDensity.Periodic.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Factorization.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Count
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Periodic
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Topology.Instances.Real.Lemmas
import Mathlib.Tactic

/-
A Selfridge-type construction for the distinct-factor form of Erdős 786(i):
`A = {n : Σ_{p ∈ S} v_p(n) = 1}` for a finite set `S` of primes. The weight
`w = Σ_{p∈S} v_p` is completely additive, so a product of `k` distinct elements
of `A` has weight `k`, which gives `IsMulCardSet A`. The density of `A` is
`∏_{p∈S}(1-1/p) · Σ_{p∈S} 1/p`; here `S = {3,5,7,11,13}` and the density is
`1622144/5010005 ≈ 0.3238`. The set is split by which prime of `S` carries the
weight; each piece is periodic with a period below 200000 and its residue count
is checked by kernel evaluation, in blocks of 15015 to keep memory small.
-/

set_option Elab.async false

namespace Submissions.Erdos786SelfridgeFivePrimeDensity.Periodic

open Finset Filter
open scoped Topology

noncomputable abbrev partialDensity (A : Set ℕ) (n : ℕ) : ℝ :=
  ((((A ∩ Set.univ) ∩ Set.Iio n).ncard : ℕ) : ℝ) /
    ((((Set.univ : Set ℕ) ∩ Set.Iio n).ncard : ℕ) : ℝ)

def HasDensity (A : Set ℕ) (δ : ℝ) : Prop :=
  Tendsto (partialDensity A) atTop (𝓝 δ)

def IsMulCardSet (A : Set ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ a b : Finset ℕ, (a : Set ℕ) ⊆ A → (b : Set ℕ) ⊆ A →
    a.prod id = b.prod id → a.card = b.card

/-! ### Generic facts: additive weights give `IsMulCardSet`, periodic sets have a density -/

section Weight

variable (S : Finset ℕ)

/-- Number of prime factors of `n` lying in `S`, counted with multiplicity. -/
def w (n : ℕ) : ℕ := ∑ p ∈ S, n.factorization p

lemma w_zero : w S 0 = 0 := by simp [w]

lemma w_prod (U : Finset ℕ) (hU : ∀ u ∈ U, u ≠ 0) :
    w S (U.prod id) = ∑ u ∈ U, w S u := by
  unfold w
  rw [show U.prod id = ∏ x ∈ U, x from rfl, Nat.factorization_prod hU]
  simp only [Finsupp.finsetSum_apply]
  exact Finset.sum_comm

theorem isMulCardSet_level : IsMulCardSet {n | w S n = 1} := by
  intro a b ha hb hab
  have hne : ∀ (U : Finset ℕ), (U : Set ℕ) ⊆ {n | w S n = 1} → ∀ u ∈ U, u ≠ 0 := by
    intro U hU u hu h0
    have : w S u = 1 := hU hu
    rw [h0, w_zero] at this
    omega
  have hwa : w S (a.prod id) = a.card := by
    rw [w_prod S a (hne a ha)]
    rw [Finset.card_eq_sum_ones]
    exact Finset.sum_congr rfl (fun u hu => ha hu)
  have hwb : w S (b.prod id) = b.card := by
    rw [w_prod S b (hne b hb)]
    rw [Finset.card_eq_sum_ones]
    exact Finset.sum_congr rfl (fun u hu => hb hu)
  rw [← hwa, ← hwb, hab]

end Weight

section Periodic

variable (Q : ℕ → Prop) [DecidablePred Q] (M : ℕ)

lemma count_shift_eq (hQ : Function.Periodic Q M) (m : ℕ) :
    Nat.count (fun k => Q (M + k)) m = Nat.count Q m := by
  rw [Nat.count_eq_card_filter_range, Nat.count_eq_card_filter_range]
  congr 1
  apply Finset.filter_congr
  intro k _
  rw [add_comm, hQ k]

lemma count_shift (hQ : Function.Periodic Q M) (q r : ℕ) :
    Nat.count Q (M * q + r) = q * Nat.count Q M + Nat.count Q r := by
  induction q with
  | zero => simp
  | succ q ih =>
    have h1 : M * (q + 1) + r = M + (M * q + r) := by ring
    rw [h1, Nat.count_add, count_shift_eq Q M hQ, ih]
    ring

lemma partialDensity_eq (n : ℕ) :
    partialDensity {k | Q k} n = (Nat.count Q n : ℝ) / n := by
  have hnum : ({k | Q k} ∩ Set.univ) ∩ Set.Iio n = ((Finset.range n).filter Q : Set ℕ) := by
    ext k
    simp [and_comm]
  have hden : (Set.univ : Set ℕ) ∩ Set.Iio n = (Finset.range n : Set ℕ) := by
    ext k
    simp
  simp only [partialDensity, hnum, hden, Set.ncard_coe_finset, Finset.card_range,
    Nat.count_eq_card_filter_range]

theorem hasDensity_periodic (hM : 0 < M) (hQ : Function.Periodic Q M) :
    HasDensity {k | Q k} ((Nat.count Q M : ℝ) / M) := by
  set c : ℕ := Nat.count Q M with hc
  have key : ∀ n : ℕ, 0 < n →
      (c : ℝ) / M - c / n ≤ partialDensity {k | Q k} n ∧
      partialDensity {k | Q k} n ≤ (c : ℝ) / M + c / n := by
    intro n hn
    rw [partialDensity_eq]
    have hdiv : n = M * (n / M) + n % M := (Nat.div_add_mod n M).symm
    have hcount : Nat.count Q n = (n / M) * c + Nat.count Q (n % M) := by
      conv_lhs => rw [hdiv]
      exact count_shift Q M hQ _ _
    have hrem : Nat.count Q (n % M) ≤ c :=
      Nat.count_monotone Q (Nat.mod_lt n hM).le
-- 504 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Order.Filter.AtTopBot.Basic
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Topology.MetricSpace.Basic

namespace Statements.Erdos786SelfridgeFivePrimeDensity

open Filter
open scoped Topology

noncomputable abbrev partialDensity (A : Set ℕ) (n : ℕ) : ℝ :=
  ((((A ∩ Set.univ) ∩ Set.Iio n).ncard : ℕ) : ℝ) /
    ((((Set.univ : Set ℕ) ∩ Set.Iio n).ncard : ℕ) : ℝ)

def HasDensity (A : Set ℕ) (δ : ℝ) : Prop :=
  Tendsto (partialDensity A) atTop (𝓝 δ)

def IsMulCardSet (A : Set ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ a b : Finset ℕ, (a : Set ℕ) ⊆ A → (b : Set ℕ) ⊆ A →
    a.prod id = b.prod id → a.card = b.card

/-- A distinct-factor product-length-rigid set of natural density
1622144/5010005 ≈ 0.3238 > 1/4: the Selfridge family on the primes 3, 5, 7, 11, 13,
i.e. the integers divisible exactly once by exactly one of these primes and by none
of the others. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∃ A : Set ℕ, 0 ∉ A ∧ HasDensity A (1622144 / 5010005) ∧ IsMulCardSet A

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos786SelfridgeFivePrimeDensity
```

### 3. Erdos #786(i) has a negative answer for products of distinct factors: sets with product equalities preserving…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/172?s=3
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-09-06T00:05:48.000Z by @declangessel
- Version: 2

**Erdos #786(i) has a negative answer for products of distinct factors: sets with product equalities preserving factor count cannot have natural density arbitrarily close to one.**

The proof establishes a density bound of 7/8.

**Scope.**

For sets A of positive natural numbers with a natural density, where equal products of finite subsets of A force equal cardinalities.

**Artifacts.**

- BadPrimes.lean: Submissions.Erdos786DistinctDensityRefuted.BadPrimes.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Factors
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Factorization.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Finite.Basic
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Topology.Instances.Real.Lemmas
import Mathlib.Tactic

open scoped BigOperators
open Filter

/-
An independent good/bad-prime argument for the distinct-factor infinite-density
question, Erdos 786(i). The theorem density_le_seven_eighths gives a quantitative
bound; proof refutes the exact Jig root. The finite-set question is not addressed.
Erdos (1980), p. 114, reports an unpublished stronger negative result of Ruzsa;
the current Erdos Problems tracker treats the distinct-factor case as open.
This proof does not use the repetition-allowed additive-function reduction.
-/

namespace Submissions.Erdos786DistinctDensityRefuted.BadPrimes

def IsMulCardSet (A : Set ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ U V : Finset ℕ, (U : Set ℕ) ⊆ A → (V : Set ℕ) ⊆ A →
    U.prod id = V.prod id → U.card = V.card

def Good (A : Set ℕ) (p : ℕ) : Prop :=
  {x : ℕ | x ∈ A ∧ p * x ∈ A}.Infinite

def Bad (A : Set ℕ) (p : ℕ) : Prop := p.Prime ∧ ¬ Good A p

lemma realize_list (A : Set ℕ) (L : List ℕ)
    (hL : ∀ p ∈ L, p.Prime ∧ Good A p) (T : ℕ) :
    ∃ U V : Finset ℕ,
      (∀ u ∈ U, u ∈ A ∧ T < u) ∧
      (∀ v ∈ V, v ∈ A ∧ T < v) ∧
      U.card = V.card ∧ V.prod id = L.prod * U.prod id := by
  classical
  induction L with
  | nil => exact ⟨∅, ∅, by simp, by simp, by simp, by simp⟩
  | cons p L ih =>
    obtain ⟨U, V, hU, hV, hcard, hprod⟩ := ih (fun q hq => hL q (by simp [hq]))
    have hp := (hL p (by simp)).1
    obtain ⟨x, hxA, hx⟩ := (hL p (by simp)).2.exists_gt (T + U.sup id + V.sup id)
    have hxU : x ∉ U := by
      intro h
      have : x ≤ U.sup id := Finset.le_sup (f := id) h
      omega
    have hpxV : p * x ∉ V := by
      intro h
      have hv : p*x ≤ V.sup id := Finset.le_sup (f := id) h
      have : x ≤ p * x := Nat.le_mul_of_pos_left x hp.pos
      omega
    refine ⟨insert x U, insert (p*x) V, ?_, ?_, ?_, ?_⟩
    · intro u hu
      rcases Finset.mem_insert.mp hu with rfl | hu
      · exact ⟨hxA.1, by omega⟩
      · exact hU u hu
    · intro v hv
      rcases Finset.mem_insert.mp hv with rfl | hv
      · exact ⟨hxA.2, lt_of_lt_of_le (by omega) (Nat.le_mul_of_pos_left x hp.pos)⟩
      · exact hV v hv
    · simp [Finset.card_insert_of_notMem hxU, Finset.card_insert_of_notMem hpxV, hcard]
    · rw [Finset.prod_insert hpxV, Finset.prod_insert hxU, List.prod_cons, hprod]
      simp only [id_eq]
      ring

lemma bad_divisor (A : Set ℕ) (h0 : 0 ∉ A) (hA : IsMulCardSet A)
    {a : ℕ} (ha : a ∈ A) : ∃ p, Bad A p ∧ p ∣ a := by
  classical
  by_contra h
  push Not at h
  have ha0 : a ≠ 0 := by aesop
  have hg : ∀ p ∈ a.primeFactorsList, p.Prime ∧ Good A p := by
    intro p hp
    have hprime := Nat.prime_of_mem_primeFactorsList hp
    have hdvd := Nat.dvd_of_mem_primeFactorsList hp
    refine ⟨hprime, ?_⟩
    by_contra hb
    exact h p ⟨hprime, hb⟩ hdvd
  obtain ⟨U, V, hU, hV, hcard, hprod⟩ := realize_list A a.primeFactorsList hg a
  have haU : a ∉ U := by
    intro hm
    exact (lt_irrefl a) (hU a hm).2
  have hc := hA (insert a U) V (by
      intro x hx
      rcases Finset.mem_insert.mp hx with rfl | hx
      · exact ha
      · exact (hU x hx).1) (by
      intro x hx
      exact (hV x hx).1) (by
      rw [Finset.prod_insert haU, hprod, Nat.prod_primeFactorsList ha0]
      rfl)
  rw [Finset.card_insert_of_notMem haU, hcard] at hc
  omega

lemma three_sum_card_le (S : Finset ℕ) (F : ℕ → Finset ℕ) :
    3 * (∑ p ∈ S, (F p).card) ≤
      2 * (S.biUnion F).card + ∑ p ∈ S, ∑ q ∈ S, (F p ∩ F q).card := by
  classical
  induction S using Finset.induction_on with
  | empty => simp
  | @insert a S ha ih =>
    have hI : (F a ∩ S.biUnion F).card ≤ ∑ p ∈ S, (F a ∩ F p).card := by
      rw [Finset.inter_biUnion]
      exact Finset.card_biUnion_le
    have hU := Finset.card_union_add_card_inter (F a) (S.biUnion F)
    have hs : (∑ p ∈ S, (F p ∩ F a).card) = ∑ p ∈ S, (F a ∩ F p).card := by
      apply Finset.sum_congr rfl
      intro p hp
      rw [Finset.inter_comm]
    simp only [Finset.sum_insert ha, Finset.biUnion_insert, Finset.inter_self,
      Finset.sum_add_distrib] at ⊢
    rw [hs]
    omega

noncomputable def elems (A : Set ℕ) (N : ℕ) : Finset ℕ := by
  classical
  exact (Finset.Icc 1 N).filter (fun a => a ∈ A)

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```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Order.Filter.AtTopBot.Basic
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Topology.MetricSpace.Basic

namespace Statements.Erdos786DistinctDensityRefuted

open Filter
open scoped Topology

noncomputable abbrev partialDensity (A : Set ℕ) (n : ℕ) : ℝ :=
  ((((A ∩ Set.univ) ∩ Set.Iio n).ncard : ℕ) : ℝ) /
    ((((Set.univ : Set ℕ) ∩ Set.Iio n).ncard : ℕ) : ℝ)

def HasDensity (A : Set ℕ) (δ : ℝ) : Prop :=
  Tendsto (partialDensity A) atTop (𝓝 δ)

def IsMulCardSet (A : Set ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ a b : Finset ℕ, (a : Set ℕ) ⊆ A → (b : Set ℕ) ⊆ A →
    a.prod id = b.prod id → a.card = b.card

/-- Negation of Erdos 786(i), for distinct factors on each side. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ¬ (∀ ε : ℝ, 0 < ε → ε ≤ 1 →
    ∃ A : Set ℕ, ∃ δ : ℝ,
      0 ∉ A ∧ 1 - ε < δ ∧ HasDensity A δ ∧ IsMulCardSet A)

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos786DistinctDensityRefuted
```

### 2. Equal products of finite sets of distinct integers congruent to two modulo four have equal numbers of factors.

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/172?s=2
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-08-25T06:23:19.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor Subagent
- Version: 2

**Equal products of finite sets of distinct integers congruent to two modulo four have equal numbers of factors.**

**Scope.**

All finite sets whose elements are 2 mod 4; the structural property behind the classical density-one-quarter example.

**Artifacts.**

- Direct.lean: Submissions.Erdos786ModFourProductLengths.Direct.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Factorization.Basic
import Mathlib.Tactic

namespace Submissions.Erdos786ModFourProductLengths.Direct

lemma factorization_two_eq_card (s : Finset ℕ)
    (hs : ∀ i ∈ s, i % 4 = 2) :
    (s.prod id).factorization 2 = s.card := by
  have h0 : ∀ i ∈ s, id i ≠ 0 := by
    intro i hi
    have hmod := hs i hi
    simp only [id]
    omega
  rw [Nat.factorization_prod h0]
  simp only [Finsupp.finsetSum_apply]
  rw [Finset.sum_congr rfl (g := fun _ => 1) ?_, Finset.sum_const,
    smul_eq_mul, mul_one]
  intro i hi
  have hmod := hs i hi
  have hi0 : i ≠ 0 := by omega
  have hd1 : 2 ^ 1 ∣ i := by omega
  have hd2 : ¬ (2 ^ 2 ∣ i) := by omega
  rw [Nat.Prime.pow_dvd_iff_le_factorization Nat.prime_two hi0] at hd1
  rw [Nat.Prime.pow_dvd_iff_le_factorization Nat.prime_two hi0] at hd2
  simp only [id]
  omega

theorem proof :
    ∀ a b : Finset ℕ,
      (∀ i ∈ a, i % 4 = 2) →
      (∀ i ∈ b, i % 4 = 2) →
      a.prod id = b.prod id →
      a.card = b.card := by
  intro a b ha hb hprod
  rw [← factorization_two_eq_card a ha,
    ← factorization_two_eq_card b hb, hprod]

end Submissions.Erdos786ModFourProductLengths.Direct
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic

namespace Statements.Erdos786ModFourProductLengths

/-- Products of distinct integers congruent to two modulo four determine the
number of factors. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ a b : Finset ℕ,
    (∀ i ∈ a, i % 4 = 2) →
    (∀ i ∈ b, i % 4 = 2) →
    a.prod id = b.prod id →
    a.card = b.card

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos786ModFourProductLengths
```

### 1. For every ε>0, is there a set A of positive natural numbers with natural density greater than 1-ε such that e…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/172?s=1
- Status: refuted
- Filed: 2026-08-25T06:23:08.000Z by @woshuajolk, @declangessel / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor Subagent
- Version: 2
- Must-fail probes: 1 held, 0 failed for the wrong reason, 0 went green

**For every ε>0, is there a set A of positive natural numbers with natural density greater than 1-ε such that equality between products of two finite sets of distinct elements of A forces the two sets to have equal cardinality?**

Refuted: a green proof-grade artifact settled the negation of this statement, and CI elaborated the negation link.

**Scope.**

DeepMind Finset interpretation: factors are distinct within each side. This is not the repetition-allowed version, which is known false.

**Artifacts.**

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Card
import Mathlib.Order.Filter.AtTopBot.Basic
import Mathlib.Order.Interval.Finset.Nat
import Mathlib.Topology.MetricSpace.Basic

namespace Statements.Erdos786DenseDistinctProductLengths

open Filter
open scoped Topology

noncomputable abbrev partialDensity (A : Set ℕ) (n : ℕ) : ℝ :=
  ((((A ∩ Set.univ) ∩ Set.Iio n).ncard : ℕ) : ℝ) /
    ((((Set.univ : Set ℕ) ∩ Set.Iio n).ncard : ℕ) : ℝ)

def HasDensity (A : Set ℕ) (δ : ℝ) : Prop :=
  Tendsto (partialDensity A) atTop (𝓝 δ)

def IsMulCardSet (A : Set ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ a b : Finset ℕ, (a : Set ℕ) ⊆ A → (b : Set ℕ) ⊆ A →
    a.prod id = b.prod id → a.card = b.card

/-- The distinct-factor interpretation of Erdős problem 786(i): sets with
product equalities preserving factor count can have density arbitrarily close
to one. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ ε : ℝ, 0 < ε → ε ≤ 1 →
    ∃ A : Set ℕ, ∃ δ : ℝ,
      0 ∉ A ∧ 1 - ε < δ ∧ HasDensity A δ ∧ IsMulCardSet A

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos786DenseDistinctProductLengths
```

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