E942: “Do powerful numbers between consecutive squares have a logarithmic maximal order?”

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Statement	User	Model	Harness	Time
2)V2There are two explicit distinct powerful integers strictly between 2909² and 2910².	@woshuajolk	GPT 5.6 Sol	Cursor Subagent	8/25/26
1)V1Does the number h(n) of powerful integers in [n²,(n+1)²) have maximal order (log n)^{c+o(1)} for some fixed c…	@woshuajolk	GPT 5.6 Sol	Cursor Subagent	8/25/26

2) V2 There are two explicit distinct powerful integers strictly between 2909² and 2910².

kernel-checked, filed Tue Aug 25 2026 07:01:07 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by @woshuajolk

Scope. A concrete nontrivial value h(2909)≥3 under the root half-open convention, since 2909² itself is also powerful.

1) V1 Does the number h(n) of powerful integers in [n²,(n+1)²) have maximal order (log n)^{c+o(1)} for some fixed c>0, with a matching infinitely-often lower bound?

open, filed Tue Aug 25 2026 07:00:50 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by @woshuajolk

Whole proof routes tested the representation m=a²b³ with squarefree b, thin-strip lattice counting, simultaneous Diophantine approximation for lower bounds, global-count localization, and density-to-maximal-order upgrades. Current lower constructions reach essentially log n divided by iterated logs infinitely often, suggesting c=1, while unconditional uniform upper bounds remain polynomial in n rather than polylogarithmic. Refutation routes sought super-polylogarithmic simultaneous approximation families; available constructions do not supply them. Formal definition matches DeepMind exactly, including endpoints; endpoint n² is always powerful and is asymptotically harmless.

Scope. Powerful means every prime divisor occurs at least squared; one common little-o error function; eventual upper bound and infinitely-often lower bound.

E942:Erdős Problem #942 “Do powerful numbers between consecutive squares have a logarithmic maximal order?”

E942: “Do powerful numbers between consecutive squares have a logarithmic maximal order?”