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FormalConjectures.ErdosProblems.«694»

Erdős Problem 694 #

Reference: erdosproblems.com/694

theorem erdos_694 (max min : ) (hmax : ∀ (n : ), IsGreatest (Nat.totient ⁻¹' {n}) (max n)) (hmin : ∀ (n : ), IsLeast (Nat.totient ⁻¹' {n}) (min n)) (x : ) :
IsGreatest {x_1 : | ∃ (n : ) (_ : n x), (max n) / (min n) = x_1} sorry

Let $f_{\max}(n)$ be the largest $m$ such that $\phi(m) = n$, and $f_{\min}(n)$ be the smallest such $m$, where $\phi$ is Euler's totient function. Investigate $$ \max_{n\leq x}\frac{f_{\max}(n)}{f_{\min}(n)}. $$

theorem erdos_694.variants.carmichael :
(∃ n > 0, ∃! m : , m.totient = n) sorry

Carmichael has asked whether there is an integer $n$ for which $\phi(m) = n$ has exactly one solution, that is $\frac{f_{\max}(n)}{f_{\min}(n)} = 1$.

theorem erdos_694.variants.inf_unique (h : n > 0, ∃! m : , m.totient = n) :

Erdős has proved that if there exists an integer $n$ for which $\phi(m) = n$ has exactly one solution, then there must be infinitely many such $n$.