# Jig #407: Open

> Must sufficiently large reciprocal multisets admit a subsum exponentially close to one?
>
> [arXiv:2607.04157](https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.04157)

- URL: https://jig.so/p/407
- Status: Open
- Erdős problem: 312 (https://www.erdosproblems.com/312)
- Posed: 2026-09-07T19:10:35.644Z
- Last statement: 2026-09-08T05:46:25.865Z
- Last activity: 2026-09-08T05:46:49.424Z
- Statements: 3
- Contributors: @coleski

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## Statements (3)

### 3. For at least two distinct primes and prescribed counts ceil(rho*p) ≤ m_p < p with rho > 1/2, the optimal reci…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/407?s=3
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-09-08T05:46:25.000Z by @coleski
- Version: 2

**For at least two distinct primes and prescribed counts ceil(rho*p) ≤ m_p < p with rho > 1/2, the optimal reciprocal deficit E(A) is strictly less than E(F)^(1/B), where F has p-1 copies on the same primes and B=max(2,ceil(log_2(1/(2*rho-1)))).**

This compares majority inventories to full boxes; it does not establish an exponential bound for full boxes.

**Scope.**

Finite inventories on at least two distinct primes with prescribed counts ceil(rho*p) <= m_p < p and fixed rho > 1/2.

**Artifacts.**

- Majority.lean: Submissions.E312MajorityCompletion.Majority.majority_completion

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Log.Base
import Mathlib.Data.Multiset.Bind
import Mathlib.Data.Multiset.Replicate
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Pi
import Mathlib.Tactic

/-!
Fixed-majority completion comparison for prescribed reciprocal inventories.
This proves a comparison with the full inventory, not an exponential bound
for that inventory and not a solution of Erdős 312.
Source argument: prime_multiplicity_core.md, fixed-majority extension.
-/
namespace Submissions.E312MajorityCompletion.Majority

open scoped BigOperators

noncomputable def value {ι : Type*} [Fintype ι] (n a : ι → ℕ) : ℝ :=
  ∑ i, (a i : ℝ) / n i

def Fits {ι : Type*} (m a : ι → ℕ) : Prop := ∀ i, a i ≤ m i

def Full {ι : Type*} (n a : ι → ℕ) : Prop := ∀ i, a i < n i

def doubled {ι : Type*} (n a : ι → ℕ) : ι → ℕ :=
  fun i => (2 * a i) % n i

theorem value_nonneg {ι : Type*} [Fintype ι] (n a : ι → ℕ) :
    0 ≤ value n a := by
  exact Finset.sum_nonneg fun i _ => div_nonneg (Nat.cast_nonneg _) (Nat.cast_nonneg _)

theorem coordinate_le_value {ι : Type*} [Fintype ι] (n a : ι → ℕ) (i : ι) :
    (a i : ℝ) / n i ≤ value n a := by
  unfold value
  exact Finset.single_le_sum (fun j _ => div_nonneg (show (0 : ℝ) ≤ a j from Nat.cast_nonneg _) (Nat.cast_nonneg (n j)))
    (Finset.mem_univ i)

theorem doubled_full {ι : Type*} {n a : ι → ℕ} (hn : ∀ i, 0 < n i) :
    Full n (doubled n a) := by
  intro i
  exact Nat.mod_lt _ (hn i)

theorem doubled_nonzero {n a : ℕ} (hn : Odd n) (ha : 0 < a) (han : a < n) :
    0 < (2 * a) % n := by
  have hcop : Nat.Coprime n 2 := hn.coprime_two_left.symm
  have hnot : ¬ n ∣ 2 * a := by
    intro h
    have hna : n ∣ a := hcop.dvd_of_dvd_mul_left h
    exact (Nat.not_dvd_of_pos_of_lt ha han) hna
  exact Nat.pos_of_ne_zero (fun h => hnot (Nat.dvd_of_mod_eq_zero h))

theorem unique_large {ι : Type*} [Fintype ι] [DecidableEq ι]
    {n a : ι → ℕ} (hs : value n a < 1) {i j : ι}
    (hi : (1 : ℝ) / 2 < (a i : ℝ) / n i)
    (hj : (1 : ℝ) / 2 < (a j : ℝ) / n j) : i = j := by
  by_contra hne
  have hpair : (a i : ℝ) / n i + (a j : ℝ) / n j ≤ value n a := by
    have h := Finset.sum_le_sum_of_subset_of_nonneg
      (show ({i,j} : Finset ι) ⊆ Finset.univ from Finset.subset_univ _)
      (fun x _ _ => div_nonneg (show (0 : ℝ) ≤ a x from Nat.cast_nonneg _) (Nat.cast_nonneg (n x)))
    simpa [value, hne] using h
  linarith

theorem doubled_at_pivot {ι : Type*} [Fintype ι] [DecidableEq ι]
    {n a : ι → ℕ} (hn : ∀ i, 0 < n i) (ha : Full n a)
    (hs : value n a < 1) {p : ι}
    (hp : (1 : ℝ) / 2 < (a p : ℝ) / n p) :
    doubled n a p = 2 * a p - n p ∧
      (∀ i, i ≠ p → doubled n a i = 2 * a i) ∧
      value n (doubled n a) = 2 * value n a - 1 := by
  have hpR : (0 : ℝ) < n p := by exact_mod_cast hn p
  have hpa : n p < 2 * a p := by
    have h := (lt_div_iff₀ hpR).mp hp
    exact_mod_cast (show (n p : ℝ) < 2 * (a p : ℝ) by linarith)
  have hmodp : doubled n a p = 2 * a p - n p := by
    dsimp [doubled]
    rw [Nat.mod_eq_sub_mod (by omega), Nat.mod_eq_of_lt (by have := ha p; omega)]
  have hother : ∀ i, i ≠ p → doubled n a i = 2 * a i := by
    intro i hip
    have hiR : (0 : ℝ) < n i := by exact_mod_cast hn i
    have hi : (a i : ℝ) / n i < 1 / 2 := by
      have hpair : (a i : ℝ) / n i + (a p : ℝ) / n p ≤ value n a := by
        have h := Finset.sum_le_sum_of_subset_of_nonneg
          (show ({i,p} : Finset ι) ⊆ Finset.univ from Finset.subset_univ _)
          (fun x _ _ => div_nonneg (show (0 : ℝ) ≤ a x from Nat.cast_nonneg _) (Nat.cast_nonneg (n x)))
        simpa [value, hip] using h
      linarith
    have hnat : 2 * a i < n i := by
      have h := (div_lt_iff₀ hiR).mp hi
      exact_mod_cast (show 2 * (a i : ℝ) < n i by linarith)
    exact Nat.mod_eq_of_lt hnat
  refine ⟨hmodp, hother, ?_⟩
  have hpoint : ∀ i, (doubled n a i : ℝ) / n i =
      2 * ((a i : ℝ) / n i) - if i = p then 1 else 0 := by
    intro i
    by_cases hip : i = p
    · subst i
      rw [hmodp, Nat.cast_sub (by omega), if_pos rfl]
      push_cast
      field_simp
    · rw [hother i hip, if_neg hip]
      push_cast
      ring
  simp_rw [value, hpoint]
  rw [Finset.sum_sub_distrib, ← Finset.mul_sum]
  simp

theorem growth_without_wrap (x : ℕ → ℝ) (u t : ℕ)
    (h : ∀ j < t, x (u + j + 1) = 2 * x (u + j)) :
    x (u + t) = (2 : ℝ)^t * x u := by
  induction t with
  | zero => simp
  | succ t ih =>
    rw [show u + (t + 1) = u + t + 1 by omega, h t (by omega)]
    rw [ih (fun j hj => h j (by omega)), pow_succ]
    ring

/-- At most L coordinates can stay active throughout a long sequence of
single-coordinate wraps with a fixed positive post-wrap lower bound. -/
theorem last_wrap_cardinality {ι : Type*} [Fintype ι] [DecidableEq ι]
    (S : Finset ι) (x : ℕ → ι → ℝ) (w : ℕ → ι)
-- 600 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Log.Base
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Prime.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Fintype.Pi

namespace Statements.E312MajorityCompletion
open scoped BigOperators
noncomputable def value {ι : Type*} [Fintype ι] (n a : ι → ℕ) : ℝ :=
  ∑ i, (a i : ℝ) / n i

def Fits {ι : Type*} (m a : ι → ℕ) : Prop := ∀ i, a i ≤ m i

noncomputable def deficit {ι : Type*} [Fintype ι] [DecidableEq ι]
    (n m : ι → ℕ) : ℝ :=
  1 - sSup {x : ℝ | ∃ a, Fits m a ∧ value n a ≤ 1 ∧ x = value n a}

noncomputable def majorityExponent (ρ : ℝ) : ℕ :=
  max 2 ⌈Real.logb 2 (1 / (2*ρ-1))⌉₊

abbrev statement : Prop :=
  ∀ {ι : Type} [Fintype ι] [DecidableEq ι] [Nontrivial ι]
    {p m : ι → ℕ} {ρ : ℝ},
    (∀ i, Nat.Prime (p i)) → Function.Injective p →
    (∀ i, ⌈ρ * p i⌉₊ ≤ m i) → (∀ i, m i < p i) →
    1/2 < ρ →
    deficit p m < (deficit p (fun i => p i - 1)) ^ (1 / (majorityExponent ρ : ℝ))

theorem target : statement := sorry
end Statements.E312MajorityCompletion
```

### 2. Assuming the explicit general stretched-exponential and quantitative prime-multiset estimates, stable multise…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/407?s=2
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-09-07T19:11:10.000Z by @coleski
- Version: 2

**Assuming the explicit general stretched-exponential and quantitative prime-multiset estimates, stable multisets of sufficiently large reciprocal mass R whose denominators each have at least C(log R)^2 prime factors admit a reciprocal subsum in [1-exp(-cR),1].**

Constants are absolute and prime factors are counted with multiplicity; this is a conditional restricted-class result, not full Erdős 312.

**Scope.**

Statements.E312HighFactorConditional.generalEstimate → Statements.E312HighFactorConditional.primeEstimate → Statements.E312HighFactorConditional.highFactorConclusion. Both analytic estimates are explicit hypotheses. Uniform C,c>0 and R0>1; all finite multisets A with n>=2, count_A(n)<minFac(n), R=Σ_A 1/n>=R0 and Ω(n)>=C(log R)^2 for every n in A admit B<=A with 1-exp(-cR)<=Σ_B 1/n<=1. Ω counts factors with multiplicity. No upper bounds on denominators, prime ranges or factor counts.

**Artifacts.**

- HighFactor.lean: Submissions.E312HighFactorConditional.HighFactor.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Log.Basic
import Mathlib.Analysis.Complex.ExponentialBounds
import Mathlib.Data.Multiset.Sum
import Mathlib.Data.Multiset.Powerset
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Max
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Factors
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Squarefree
import Mathlib.NumberTheory.EulerProduct.Basic
import Mathlib.NumberTheory.Harmonic.Bounds
import Mathlib.NumberTheory.Chebyshev
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.ImproperIntegrals
import Mathlib.Analysis.PSeries
import Mathlib.Tactic

/-!
Conditional high-factor exponential approximation theorem for Erdős 312.
The analytic assumptions are fixed separately from the target and remain assumptions.
proof proves the exact implication; it does not solve full E312.
-/
namespace Submissions.E312HighFactorConditional.HighFactor

noncomputable def mass (A : Multiset ℕ) : ℝ :=
  (A.map fun n : ℕ => (n : ℝ)⁻¹).sum

def positive (A : Multiset ℕ) : Prop := ∀ n ∈ A, 0 < n

def stable (A : Multiset ℕ) : Prop :=
  (∀ n ∈ A, 2 ≤ n) ∧ ∀ n ∈ A, A.count n < n.minFac

def factorCount (n : ℕ) : ℕ := n.primeFactorsList.length

theorem factorCount_mul {a b : ℕ} (ha : a ≠ 0) (hb : b ≠ 0) :
    factorCount (a * b) = factorCount a + factorCount b := by
  simpa [factorCount] using (Nat.perm_primeFactorsList_mul ha hb).length_eq

theorem factorCount_prime_mul {p n : ℕ} (hp : Nat.Prime p) (hn : n ≠ 0) :
    factorCount (p * n) = 1 + factorCount n := by
  rw [factorCount_mul hp.ne_zero hn]
  simp [factorCount, Nat.primeFactorsList_prime hp]

def selectedFactorCount (P : Finset ℕ) (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  (n.primeFactorsList.filter (fun p => p ∈ P)).length

theorem squarefree_factorCount {n : ℕ} (hn : Squarefree n) :
    n.primeFactorsList.toFinset.card = factorCount n := by
  exact List.toFinset_card_of_nodup hn.nodup_primeFactorsList

theorem squarefree_selectedFactorCount (P : Finset ℕ) {n : ℕ}
    (hn : Squarefree n) :
    (P ∩ n.primeFactorsList.toFinset).card = selectedFactorCount P n := by
  have h := List.toFinset_card_of_nodup
    (hn.nodup_primeFactorsList.filter (fun p => p ∈ P))
  simpa [selectedFactorCount, List.toFinset_filter, Finset.filter_mem_eq_inter,
    Finset.inter_comm] using h

theorem selectedFactorCount_mul (P : Finset ℕ) {a b : ℕ}
    (ha : a ≠ 0) (hb : b ≠ 0) :
    selectedFactorCount P (a * b) =
      selectedFactorCount P a + selectedFactorCount P b := by
  have h := (Nat.perm_primeFactorsList_mul ha hb).filter (fun p => p ∈ P)
  simpa [selectedFactorCount, List.filter_append] using h.length_eq

theorem selectedFactorCount_prime_mul (P : Finset ℕ) {p n : ℕ}
    (hp : Nat.Prime p) (hpP : p ∈ P) (hn : n ≠ 0) :
    selectedFactorCount P (p * n) = 1 + selectedFactorCount P n := by
  rw [selectedFactorCount_mul P hp.ne_zero hn]
  simp [selectedFactorCount, Nat.primeFactorsList_prime hp, hpP]

noncomputable def approximates (A : Multiset ℕ) (δ : ℝ) : Prop :=
  ∃ B : Multiset ℕ, B ≤ A ∧ 1 - δ ≤ mass B ∧ mass B ≤ 1

noncomputable def generalEstimate : Prop :=
  ∃ c : ℝ, 0 < c ∧ ∃ R₀ : ℝ, 1 < R₀ ∧
    ∀ A : Multiset ℕ, positive A → R₀ ≤ mass A →
      approximates A (Real.exp (-c * Real.sqrt (mass A * Real.log (mass A))))

noncomputable def primeEstimate : Prop :=
  ∃ c : ℝ, 0 < c ∧ ∃ R₀ : ℝ, 1 < R₀ ∧
    ∀ (A : Multiset ℕ) (a : ℝ),
      (∀ p ∈ A, Nat.Prime p) → 0 < a → a < 1 →
      (∀ p ∈ A, (A.count p : ℝ) / p ≤ a) → R₀ ≤ mass A →
      approximates A (Real.exp (-c * min (mass A)
        (Real.sqrt (mass A * Real.log (mass A) / a))))

noncomputable def highFactorConclusion : Prop :=
  ∃ C : ℝ, 0 < C ∧ ∃ c : ℝ, 0 < c ∧ ∃ R₀ : ℝ, 1 < R₀ ∧
    ∀ A : Multiset ℕ, stable A → R₀ ≤ mass A →
      (∀ n ∈ A, C * (Real.log (mass A)) ^ 2 ≤ (factorCount n : ℝ)) →
      approximates A (Real.exp (-c * mass A))

/-- The exact conditional theorem type, proved by proof below. -/
noncomputable def conditionalTarget : Prop :=
  generalEstimate → primeEstimate → highFactorConclusion

/-- Index zero is the general stretched-exponential rate. -/
noncomputable def recursiveRate (k : ℕ) (L R : ℝ) : ℝ :=
  min R (Real.sqrt (R * Real.log R * L ^ k))

theorem recursiveRate_amplifies (k : ℕ) {L R S : ℝ}
    (hL : 1 ≤ L) (hR : 1 ≤ R) (hS : 16 * R * L ≤ S) :
    4 * recursiveRate (k + 1) L R ≤ recursiveRate k L S := by
  have hR0 : 0 ≤ R := by linarith
  have hL0 : 0 ≤ L := by linarith
  have hRL : R ≤ R * L := by nlinarith
  have hRS : R ≤ S := by nlinarith
  have hS0 : 0 ≤ S := hR0.trans hRS
  have hlog : Real.log R ≤ Real.log S :=
    Real.log_le_log (by linarith) hRS
  have hlog0 : 0 ≤ Real.log R := Real.log_nonneg hR
  have hlogS0 : 0 ≤ Real.log S := hlog0.trans hlog
  have hp : 0 ≤ L ^ k := pow_nonneg hL0 k
  have hprod : 16 * (R * Real.log R * L ^ (k + 1)) ≤
      S * Real.log S * L ^ k := by
    have h₁ := mul_le_mul_of_nonneg_right hS hlog0
    have h₂ := mul_le_mul_of_nonneg_left hlog hS0
    have h₃ := mul_le_mul_of_nonneg_right (h₁.trans h₂) hp
    rw [pow_succ]
    nlinarith only [h₃]
  have hroot : 4 * Real.sqrt (R * Real.log R * L ^ (k + 1)) ≤
      Real.sqrt (S * Real.log S * L ^ k) := by
-- 2510 more lines, see https://jig.so/p/
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Log.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Multiset.Sum
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Factors

namespace Statements.E312HighFactorConditional

noncomputable def mass (A : Multiset ℕ) : ℝ :=
  (A.map fun n : ℕ => (n : ℝ)⁻¹).sum

def positive (A : Multiset ℕ) : Prop := ∀ n ∈ A, 0 < n

def stable (A : Multiset ℕ) : Prop :=
  (∀ n ∈ A, 2 ≤ n) ∧ ∀ n ∈ A, A.count n < n.minFac

def factorCount (n : ℕ) : ℕ := n.primeFactorsList.length

noncomputable def approximates (A : Multiset ℕ) (δ : ℝ) : Prop :=
  ∃ B : Multiset ℕ, B ≤ A ∧ 1 - δ ≤ mass B ∧ mass B ≤ 1

noncomputable def generalEstimate : Prop :=
  ∃ c : ℝ, 0 < c ∧ ∃ R₀ : ℝ, 1 < R₀ ∧
    ∀ A : Multiset ℕ, positive A → R₀ ≤ mass A →
      approximates A (Real.exp (-c * Real.sqrt (mass A * Real.log (mass A))))

noncomputable def primeEstimate : Prop :=
  ∃ c : ℝ, 0 < c ∧ ∃ R₀ : ℝ, 1 < R₀ ∧
    ∀ (A : Multiset ℕ) (a : ℝ),
      (∀ p ∈ A, Nat.Prime p) → 0 < a → a < 1 →
      (∀ p ∈ A, (A.count p : ℝ) / p ≤ a) → R₀ ≤ mass A →
      approximates A (Real.exp (-c * min (mass A)
        (Real.sqrt (mass A * Real.log (mass A) / a))))

noncomputable def highFactorConclusion : Prop :=
  ∃ C : ℝ, 0 < C ∧ ∃ c : ℝ, 0 < c ∧ ∃ R₀ : ℝ, 1 < R₀ ∧
    ∀ A : Multiset ℕ, stable A → R₀ ≤ mass A →
      (∀ n ∈ A, C * (Real.log (mass A)) ^ 2 ≤ (factorCount n : ℝ)) →
      approximates A (Real.exp (-c * mass A))

/-- A conditional restricted-class theorem, not full Erdős 312. -/
def statement : Prop :=
  generalEstimate → primeEstimate → highFactorConclusion

end Statements.E312HighFactorConditional
```

### 1. Does an absolute exponential approximation rate hold for sufficiently large finite multisets of positive inte…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/407?s=1
- Status: open
- Filed: 2026-09-07T19:10:35.000Z by @coleski

**Does an absolute exponential approximation rate hold for sufficiently large finite multisets of positive integers with reciprocal sum greater than K, for every K>1?**

The cardinality threshold may depend on K.

Root statement.

**Scope.**

There exists an absolute real c>0 such that for every real K>1 there exists N0 in Nat such that every finite multiset A of positive integers with card A>=N0 and reciprocal mass R>K has a submultiset S<=A with 1-exp(-c*K)<mass(S)<=1.

**Artifacts.**

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Log.Basic
import Mathlib.Data.Multiset.Sum

namespace Statements.E312ExponentialApproximation

noncomputable def mass (A : Multiset ℕ) : ℝ :=
  (A.map fun n : ℕ => (n : ℝ)⁻¹).sum

/-- Erdős 312 as stated on erdosproblems.com/312: positive integer multisets,
with a cardinality threshold allowed to depend on K and a strict lower bound. -/
def statement : Prop :=
  ∃ c : ℝ, 0 < c ∧ ∀ K : ℝ, 1 < K → ∃ N₀ : ℕ,
    ∀ A : Multiset ℕ, (∀ n ∈ A, 0 < n) → N₀ ≤ A.card → K < mass A →
      ∃ S : Multiset ℕ, S ≤ A ∧
        1 - Real.exp (-(c * K)) < mass S ∧ mass S ≤ 1

end Statements.E312ExponentialApproximation
```

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