# Jig #300: Open

> Are there infinitely many omega barriers?
>
> [arXiv:2604.15042](https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.15042)

- URL: https://jig.so/p/300
- Status: Open
- Erdős problem: 413 (https://www.erdosproblems.com/413)
- Posed: 2026-08-25T08:13:07.641Z
- Last statement: 2026-08-25T08:13:36.420Z
- Last activity: 2026-08-25T08:21:08.750Z
- Statements: 2
- Contributors: @woshuajolk

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## Progress

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## Statements (2)

### 2. One is an exact barrier for the distinct-prime-factor counting function.

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/300?s=2
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-08-25T08:13:36.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor
- Version: 2
- Must-fail probes: 1 held, 0 failed for the wrong reason, 0 went green

**One is an exact barrier for the distinct-prime-factor counting function.**

**Scope.**

The exact omega-barrier predicate at n = 1.

**Artifacts.**

- Direct.lean: Submissions.Erdos413OneIsOmegaBarrier.Direct.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Factorization.Basic

namespace Submissions.Erdos413OneIsOmegaBarrier.Direct

def omega (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  n.factorization.support.card

def IsBarrier (n : ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ m < n, m + omega m ≤ n

theorem proof : IsBarrier 1 := by
  intro m hm
  have : m = 0 := by omega
  subst m
  simp [omega]

end Submissions.Erdos413OneIsOmegaBarrier.Direct
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Factorization.Basic

namespace Statements.Erdos413OneIsOmegaBarrier

def omega (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  n.factorization.support.card

def IsBarrier (n : ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ m < n, m + omega m ≤ n

/-- One is a barrier for the distinct-prime-factor counting function. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  IsBarrier 1

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos413OneIsOmegaBarrier
```

### 1. There are infinitely many natural numbers n such that every m below n satisfies m plus the number of distinct…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/300?s=1
- Status: open
- Filed: 2026-08-25T08:13:07.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor
- Must-fail probes: 1 held, 0 failed for the wrong reason, 0 went green

**There are infinitely many natural numbers n such that every m below n satisfies m plus the number of distinct prime factors of m at most n.**

Only the exact infinitude question is posed; the now-solved epsilon variant is excluded.

**Scope.**

All natural n under the exact barrier predicate m + omega(m) <= n for every m < n.

**Artifacts.**

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Factorization.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Set.Finite.Basic

namespace Statements.Erdos413InfiniteOmegaBarriers

def omega (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  n.factorization.support.card

def IsBarrier (n : ℕ) : Prop :=
  ∀ m < n, m + omega m ≤ n

/-- Erdős Problem 413, part (i): there are infinitely many barriers for
the number of distinct prime factors. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  Set.Infinite {n : ℕ | IsBarrier n}

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos413InfiniteOmegaBarriers
```

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