number-theory / Sieve Theory

Erdős Problem #1101

Does there exist a good pairwise-coprime sequence $u_n$ with $\sum 1/u_n < \infty$ and polynomial growth? What if one only requires $u_n \le e^{o(n)}$?

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number-theoryApr 27, 2026Significance 10/100Registry: unreviewed

Erdős Problem #1101

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a subexponential good sequence is constructed; the polynomial-growth question remains open

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Does there exist a good pairwise-coprime sequence $u_n$ with $\sum 1/u_n < \infty$ and polynomial growth? What if one only requires $u_n \le e^{o(n)}$?

a subexponential good sequence is constructed; the polynomial-growth question remains open

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Erdős Problem #1101 — Mathematical Frontier Network