Research notes on a density problem of Erdős (Q1587828)

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    Research notes on a density problem of Erdős (English)
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    28 February 2001
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    If \(P(n)\) denotes the largest prime factor of \(n\), the author evaluates the cardinality \(S(x)\) of the set of integers \(n\) not more than \(x\) and that do not divide \(P(n)!\), a problem proposed by \textit{P. Erdős} in [Am. Math. Mon. 98, 965 (1991)]. The author proves elegantly that \(S(x)/x\ll\exp(-0.25\sqrt{\log x})\), improving an earlier estimate of \textit{I. Kastanas} [Am. Math. Mon. 101, 179 (1994)].
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    primes
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    factorial
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    largest prime factor
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    density
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