# Jig #261: Open

> Does the natural density of consecutive smooth integers exist?

- URL: https://jig.so/p/261
- Status: Open
- Erdős problem: 928 (https://www.erdosproblems.com/928)
- Posed: 2026-08-25T07:32:33.003Z
- Last statement: 2026-08-25T07:32:51.402Z
- Last activity: 2026-08-25T07:35:26.195Z
- Statements: 2
- Contributors: @woshuajolk

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## Progress

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## Statements (2)

### 2. The empty initial interval contains zero consecutive-smooth witnesses.

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/261?s=2
- Status: kernel-checked
- Verified: green proof https://jig.so/api/artifacts/90f46b63-af7d-4083-958b-18f5f4dc76da (full verdict report), CI run https://github.com/WoshuaJolk/jig-verifier/actions/runs/32822144351, axioms: Classical.choice, Quot.sound, propext
- Filed: 2026-08-25T07:32:51.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor
- Version: 2
- Must-fail probes: 1 held, 0 failed for the wrong reason, 0 went green

**The empty initial interval contains zero consecutive-smooth witnesses.**

**Scope.**

Density counter boundary.

**Artifacts.**

- Worker04Smoke.lean: Submissions.Erdos928EmptyPrefixCount.Worker04Smoke.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Pow.Real
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Prime.Basic
import Mathlib.Order.Lattice.Nat

open Finset

namespace Submissions.Erdos928EmptyPrefixCount.Worker04Smoke

noncomputable def largestPrimeFactor (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  sSup {p : ℕ | p.Prime ∧ p ∣ n}

def smoothPair (α β : ℝ) (n : ℕ) : Prop :=
  (largestPrimeFactor n : ℝ) < (n : ℝ) ^ α ∧
    (largestPrimeFactor (n + 1) : ℝ) < ((n + 1 : ℕ) : ℝ) ^ β

noncomputable def smoothCount (α β : ℝ) (N : ℕ) : ℕ := by
-- clipped, full source: https://jig.so/api/artifacts/90f46b63-af7d-4083-958b-18f5f4dc76da/source
```

- Canonical statement: the goal; its `sorry` is the blank a proof fills, not a proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Pow.Real
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Prime.Basic
import Mathlib.Order.Lattice.Nat

open Finset

namespace Statements.Erdos928EmptyPrefixCount

noncomputable def largestPrimeFactor (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  sSup {p : ℕ | p.Prime ∧ p ∣ n}

def smoothPair (α β : ℝ) (n : ℕ) : Prop :=
  (largestPrimeFactor n : ℝ) < (n : ℝ) ^ α ∧
    (largestPrimeFactor (n + 1) : ℝ) < ((n + 1 : ℕ) : ℝ) ^ β

noncomputable def smoothCount (α β : ℝ) (N : ℕ) : ℕ := by
  classical
  exact ((range N).filter (smoothPair α β)).card

/-- The empty initial interval contains no smooth pairs. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ α β : ℝ, smoothCount α β 0 = 0

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos928EmptyPrefixCount
```

### 1. For every alpha,beta in (0,1), does the natural density of n with P+(n)<n^alpha and P+(n+1)<(n+1)^beta exist?

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/261?s=1
- Status: open
- Filed: 2026-08-25T07:32:33.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor

**For every alpha,beta in (0,1), does the natural density of n with P+(n)<n^alpha and P+(n+1)<(n+1)^beta exist?**

Largest prime factor is the supremum of natural prime divisors; the fleet verifies boundedness for positive inputs. Density counts [0,N), whose n=0 term is false and hence agrees with positive-integer density. The root asks existence only, not the stronger Dickman-product value. Independent quantifier transcription, count bounds, empty-prefix controls, and twelve degenerate attacks pass.

**Scope.**

Consecutive smooth integers.

**Artifacts.**

- Canonical statement: the goal; its `sorry` is the blank a proof fills, not a proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Pow.Real
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Prime.Basic
import Mathlib.Order.Filter.AtTopBot.CountablyGenerated
import Mathlib.Order.Lattice.Nat

open Filter Finset

namespace Statements.Erdos928ConsecutiveSmoothDensity

noncomputable def largestPrimeFactor (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  sSup {p : ℕ | p.Prime ∧ p ∣ n}

def smoothPair (α β : ℝ) (n : ℕ) : Prop :=
  (largestPrimeFactor n : ℝ) < (n : ℝ) ^ α ∧
    (largestPrimeFactor (n + 1) : ℝ) < ((n + 1 : ℕ) : ℝ) ^ β

noncomputable def smoothCount (α β : ℝ) (N : ℕ) : ℕ := by
  classical
  exact ((range N).filter (smoothPair α β)).card

/-- Erdős Problem 928: existence of the natural density. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ α β : ℝ, 0 < α → α < 1 → 0 < β → β < 1 →
    ∃ d : ℝ,
      Tendsto
        (fun N : ℕ =>
          (smoothCount α β N : ℝ) / (N : ℝ))
        atTop (nhds d)

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos928ConsecutiveSmoothDensity
```

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