number-theory / Number Theory, Powerful Numbers

Erdős Problem #942

Let $h(n)$ count powerful integers in $[n^2, (n+1)^2)$. What is the extremal order of $h(n)$?

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Erdős Problem #942

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lower bound improved to ≫ log n/(log log n · log log log n) infinitely often; the extremal order remains open

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Let $h(n)$ count powerful integers in $[n^2, (n+1)^2)$. What is the extremal order of $h(n)$?

lower bound improved to ≫ log n/(log log n · log log log n) infinitely often; the extremal order remains open

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