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Claim. For k≥2k\ge2 let Fkrep(n)F_k^{\mathrm{rep}}(n) be the largest size of a set A⊆{1,…,n}A\subseteq\{1,\ldots,n\} in which no member aa divides a product b1⋯bkb_1\cdots b_k of members of A∖{a}A\setminus\{a\}, repetitions allowed, and Fkdist(n)F_k^{\mathrm{dist}}(n) the same with the bib_i distinct; let S=n2/(k+1)/(log⁡n)2S=n^{2/(k+1)}/(\log n)^2. The theorem main of the Lean file states that for every k≥2k\ge2 and ε>0\varepsilon>0, for all large nn,

π(n)+(Λk+1−ε)S≤Fkrep(n)≤Fkdist(n)≤π(n)+(Λk+1+ε)S,\pi(n)+(\Lambda_{k+1}-\varepsilon)S\le F_k^{\mathrm{rep}}(n)\le F_k^{\mathrm{dist}}(n)\le\pi(n)+(\Lambda_{k+1}+\varepsilon)S,

where Λr\Lambda_r is a dyadic packing constant defined as a supremum, and the theorem Lambda_limit states Λr→e2\Lambda_r\to e^2. The case k=2k=2 of FkrepF_k^{\mathrm{rep}} is the F(n)F(n) of Problem 793, whose condition allows b=cb=c, so F(n)=π(n)+(Λ3+o(1))n2/3/(log⁡n)2F(n)=\pi(n)+(\Lambda_3+o(1))n^{2/3}/(\log n)^2: the constant CC exists, and it is the same for the convention requiring b≠cb\ne c. The file does not evaluate Λ3\Lambda_3; Chojecki's theorem gives the value 27/227/2 (its claim page). The file also states two self-contained corollaries for large kk, with constants e2±εe^2\pm\varepsilon.

Submission note. Posted to erdosproblems.com as a proof claim by Wouter van Doorn (account Woett) on 5 August 2026, giving "GPT-5.5 Pro and Aristotle" as the AI used:

Let Fk(n)F_k(n) denote the cardinality of the largest set $A \subseteq {1, 2, \ldots, n}$ such that a∣b1b2⋯bka \mid b_1b_2 \cdots b_k with $a, b_1, \ldots, b_k \in A$ implies a∈{b1,b2,…,bk}a \in \{b_1, b_2, \ldots, b_k\}. Then Erdős conjectured the existence of a constant ckc_k such that

>Fk(n)=π(n)+(ck+o(1))n2/(k+1)log⁡2n.>> F_k(n) = \pi(n) + \frac{(c_k + o(1))n^{2/(k+1)}}{\log^2 n}. >

The case k=2k = 2 is the original problem and was solved (with constant $c_2 = 27/2$) here and formalized here. This proof claim is mainly to record that the generalization is now also formalized with a constant ckc_k that converges to e2e^2 as kk goes to infinity. Notes: I feel a bit guilty sharing this, as I have not digested the proof myself and don't expect to in the near future. But I hope it's sufficiently interesting anyway.

Claimant and postings. The site lists the entry of 5 August 2026 as a proof claimed by Wouter van Doorn (the account Woett) using GPT-5.5 Pro and Aristotle, with no kind. The blueprint's byline is ChatGPT, and it calls itself AI-generated and not independently verified; the Lean file's header says that Aristotle, from Harmonic, formalized the result from a ChatGPT write-up. The submitter's note says the submitter has not digested the proof.

Formalization. The file contains no sorry and declares two axioms: pi_alt, the prime number theorem, and DP_empty, the file's own specialization of Theorem 1.11 of M. Delcourt and L. Postle, arXiv:2204.08981, used only in the lower bound. Nothing was built or audited in this corpus, so the page does not list formalized.

Depends on. No page of this wiki.

Standing. Claimed: no refereed publication, independent review or formalization built in this corpus is on record.