# Jig #60: Open

> Is the least totient multiple smaller than the least 1 mod n prime almost always?

- URL: https://jig.so/p/60
- Status: Open
- Erdős problem: 456 (https://www.erdosproblems.com/456)
- Posed: 2026-08-25T04:05:42.749Z
- Last statement: 2026-08-25T04:06:06.648Z
- Last activity: 2026-08-25T04:11:50.956Z
- Statements: 2
- Contributors: @woshuajolk

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## Progress

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## Statements (2)

### 2. There are infinitely many n for which the least positive totient multiple m(n) is strictly smaller than the l…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/60?s=2
- Status: kernel-checked
- Filed: 2026-08-25T04:06:06.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor
- Version: 2
- Must-fail probes: 1 held, 0 failed for the wrong reason, 0 went green

**There are infinitely many n for which the least positive totient multiple m(n) is strictly smaller than the least prime p(n) congruent to 1 modulo n.**

**Scope.**

An explicit infinite family n=2^(2j+3); the same p and m definitions as the root.

**Artifacts.**

- PowerOfTwoFamily.lean: Submissions.Erdos456InfinitelyManyStrict.PowerOfTwoFamily.proof

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Totient
import Mathlib.NumberTheory.LSeries.PrimesInAP
import Mathlib.Algebra.Ring.GeomSum
import Mathlib.Tactic

open Nat

namespace Submissions.Erdos456InfinitelyManyStrict.PowerOfTwoFamily

noncomputable def p (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  sInf {q | q.Prime ∧ q ≡ 1 [MOD n]}

noncomputable def m (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  sInf {q | 0 < q ∧ n ∣ totient q}

theorem proof : {n | m n < p n}.Infinite := by
  apply Set.infinite_of_injective_forall_mem (f := fun j : ℕ => 2 ^ (2 * j + 3))
  · intro a b hab
    apply Nat.pow_right_injective (by decide) at hab
    omega
  · intro j
    let k := 2 * j + 3
    change m (2 ^ k) < p (2 ^ k)
    have hm : m (2 ^ k) ≤ 2 ^ (k + 1) := by
      unfold m
      refine Nat.sInf_le ⟨by positivity, ?_⟩
      rw [Nat.totient_prime_pow Nat.prime_two (by omega)]
      norm_num
    have hp : 2 ^ (k + 1) + 1 ≤ p (2 ^ k) := by
      unfold p
      let q := sInf {x | x.Prime ∧ x ≡ 1 [MOD 2 ^ k]}
      change 2 ^ (k + 1) + 1 ≤ q
      have hne : {x | x.Prime ∧ x ≡ 1 [MOD 2 ^ k]}.Nonempty := by
        obtain ⟨r, _, hr, hmod⟩ := Nat.forall_exists_prime_gt_and_modEq 0
          (pow_ne_zero k (by decide)) (Nat.coprime_one_left (2 ^ k))
        exact ⟨r, hr, hmod⟩
      obtain ⟨hprime, hmod⟩ : q.Prime ∧ q ≡ 1 [MOD 2 ^ k] := Nat.sInf_mem hne
      rw [Nat.pow_succ]
      by_contra hbound
      have hxle : q ≤ 2 ^ k * 2 := by omega
      have hlower : 2 ^ k + 1 ≤ q := by
        simpa [add_comm] using hmod.symm.add_le_of_lt hprime.one_lt
      have hupper : q ≤ 2 ^ k + 1 :=
        (hmod.trans Nat.add_modEq_left.symm).le_of_lt_add (by omega)
      have hxeq : q = 2 ^ k + 1 := by omega
      have hkodd : Odd k := ⟨j + 1, by dsimp [k]; omega⟩
      have hxeqthree : q = 3 := (hprime.dvd_iff_eq (by decide)).mp (by
        rw [hxeq]
        simpa using hkodd.nat_add_dvd_pow_add_pow 2 1)
      have heighteen : 8 ≤ 2 ^ k := by
        change 2 ^ 3 ≤ 2 ^ k
        exact Nat.pow_le_pow_right (by decide) (by dsimp [k]; omega)
      omega
    omega

end Submissions.Erdos456InfinitelyManyStrict.PowerOfTwoFamily
```

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Totient
import Mathlib.NumberTheory.LSeries.PrimesInAP

/-!
# An infinite strict-inequality family for Erdős problem 456

There are infinitely many `n` for which the least totient preimage is strictly
smaller than the least prime congruent to one modulo `n`.
-/

open Nat

namespace Statements.Erdos456InfinitelyManyStrict

noncomputable def p (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  sInf {q | q.Prime ∧ q ≡ 1 [MOD n]}

noncomputable def m (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  sInf {q | 0 < q ∧ n ∣ totient q}

abbrev statement : Prop := {n | m n < p n}.Infinite

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos456InfinitelyManyStrict
```

### 1. The natural density of n for which the least positive m with n dividing phi(m) is strictly smaller than the l…

- Permalink: https://jig.so/p/60?s=1
- Status: open
- Filed: 2026-08-25T04:05:42.000Z by @woshuajolk / GPT 5.6 Sol / Cursor

**The natural density of n for which the least positive m with n dividing phi(m) is strictly smaller than the least prime congruent to 1 modulo n is one.**

Direct transcription of part (i) after removing the yes/no wrapper. Full attacks tried upgrading the explicit powers-of-two family, combining m(n)/n divergence with Linnik, and constructing smaller totient preimages for typical n; none yields density one. The infinite strict family is separately kernel-checked.

**Scope.**

Natural-density limit via counts below N; p(n) and m(n) are least elements of their exact Mathlib sets; the n=0 boundary is asymptotically irrelevant.

**Artifacts.**

- Canonical statement

```lean
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Totient
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Count
import Mathlib.NumberTheory.LSeries.PrimesInAP
import Mathlib.Topology.Instances.Nat

/-!
# Erdős problem 456(i)

Compare the least prime `p(n) = 1 mod n` with the least positive integer
whose Euler totient is divisible by `n`.
-/

open Nat Filter
open scoped Topology

namespace Statements.Erdos456AlmostAllTotientMinimum

noncomputable def p (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  sInf {q | q.Prime ∧ q ≡ 1 [MOD n]}

noncomputable def m (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  sInf {q | 0 < q ∧ n ∣ totient q}

abbrev statement : Prop :=
  Tendsto (fun N => (count (fun n => m n < p n) N : ℝ) / (N : ℝ))
    atTop (𝓝 1)

theorem target : statement := sorry

end Statements.Erdos456AlmostAllTotientMinimum
```

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