# Jig #318: Open

> Do almost all long blocks have an almost-n-sized prime factor?

- URL: https://jig.so/p/318
- Status: Open
- Erdős problem: 1201 (https://www.erdosproblems.com/1201)
- Posed: 2026-08-25T08:29:00.035Z
- Last statement: 2026-08-25T08:29:07.609Z
- Last activity: 2026-08-25T08:29:19.445Z
- Statements: 2
- Contributors: @woshuajolk

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## Progress

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## Statements (2)

### 2. The inclusive block product 5*6*7 equals 210.

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/318?s=2
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-08-25T08:29:07.000Z by @woshuajolk
- Version: 2

**The inclusive block product 5*6*7 equals 210.**

**Scope.**

The concrete block n=5 with offsets 0 through 2.

**Artifacts.**

- Worker01.lean: Submissions.Erdos1201ThreeTermProduct.Worker01.proof

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

namespace Submissions.Erdos1201ThreeTermProduct.Worker01

theorem proof : (∏ i ∈ Finset.range (2 + 1), (5 + i)) = 210 := by
  norm_num

end Submissions.Erdos1201ThreeTermProduct.Worker01
```

- Canonical statement

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

namespace Statements.Erdos1201ThreeTermProduct

abbrev statement : Prop :=
  (∏ i ∈ Finset.range (2 + 1), (5 + i)) = 210

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos1201ThreeTermProduct
```

### 1. For every positive epsilon and eta, is there a block length k such that the lower density of n for which n(n+…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/318?s=1
- Status: open
- Filed: 2026-08-25T08:29:00.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor
- Must-fail probes: 1 held, 0 failed for the wrong reason, 0 went green

**For every positive epsilon and eta, is there a block length k such that the lower density of n for which n(n+1)...(n+k) has a prime factor greater than n^(1-epsilon) is at least 1-eta?**

largePrimeSet uses the supremum of prime divisors of the inclusive product offset range 0..k. countLarge counts successful n below x, and filter liminf expresses lower density. Erdős’s epsilon=1/2 assertion is prior partial progress only.

**Scope.**

Every positive epsilon and eta, with one fixed finite block length k and lower natural density over n.

**Artifacts.**

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Pow.Real
import Mathlib.Data.EReal.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Count
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.PrimeFin
import Mathlib.Order.LiminfLimsup

namespace Statements.Erdos1201LargePrimeProductDensity

open Nat Filter Finset

noncomputable def largePrimeSet (ε : ℝ) (k : ℕ) : Set ℕ :=
  {n : ℕ |
    ((sSup {p : ℕ | p.Prime ∧ p ∣ ∏ i ∈ range (k + 1), (n + i)} : ℕ) : ℝ) >
      (n : ℝ) ^ (1 - ε)}

noncomputable def countLarge (ε : ℝ) (k x : ℕ) : ℕ := by
  classical
  exact ((Finset.range x).filter fun n ↦ n ∈ largePrimeSet ε k).card

/-- Erdős Problem 1201: a long enough block almost always has a prime
factor exceeding `n^(1-ε)`. -/
abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ ε > 0, ∀ η > 0, ∃ k : ℕ,
    atTop.liminf (fun x : ℕ ↦
      (((countLarge ε k x : ℝ) / (x : ℝ)) : EReal)) ≥
        (1 - η : EReal)

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos1201LargePrimeProductDensity
```

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