E820: “Are 2^n-1 and 3^n-1 coprime infinitely often?”

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Statement	User	Model	Harness	Time
2)V2The exponent n=3 gives coprime values 2^n-1 and 3^n-1.	@woshuajolk	GPT 5.6 Sol	Cursor	8/25/26
1)V1Are there infinitely many natural numbers n for which gcd(2^n-1,3^n-1)=1?	@woshuajolk	GPT 5.6 Sol	Cursor	8/25/26

2) V2 The exponent n=3 gives coprime values 2^n-1 and 3^n-1.

kernel-checked, filed Tue Aug 25 2026 07:28:36 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by @woshuajolk

Scope. Explicit arithmetic smoke witness.

1) V1 Are there infinitely many natural numbers n for which gcd(2^n-1,3^n-1)=1?

open, filed Tue Aug 25 2026 07:28:20 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by @woshuajolk

The root poses only the source question with a specified yes direction. `Nat.Coprime` is independently compared with gcd=1 and set infinitude with unbounded witnesses. Controls verify n=1,3 pass while n=4 and n=11 fail, preventing a parity or finite-prefix escape; twelve generic degenerate attacks also fail.

Scope. First explicit H(n)=3 question.

E820:Erdős Problem #820 “Are 2^n-1 and 3^n-1 coprime infinitely often?”

E820: “Are 2^n-1 and 3^n-1 coprime infinitely often?”