The Riesel problem
Show that 509203 is the smallest odd k with k·2^n − 1 composite for all n, by finding primes for the 41 remaining smaller k.
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Problems
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Must x be an integer if 2^x and 3^x are integers?
Show that a real number x for which both 2^x and 3^x are integers must itself be an integer.
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A polynomial bijection from Q × Q to Q
Decide whether some polynomial with rational coefficients maps Q × Q bijectively onto Q.
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Lehmer's totient problem
Decide whether some composite number n has Euler's totient φ(n) dividing n − 1, as every prime does.
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Density of ones in the Kolakoski sequence
Prove that the self-describing Kolakoski sequence of 1s and 2s has a density of 1s, equal to 1/2.
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The inscribed square problem (Toeplitz's square peg problem)
Show that every simple closed curve in the plane passes through the four vertices of some square.
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The graceful tree conjecture
Show that every tree with m edges can be labelled by distinct numbers 0 to m so that the edge differences are exactly 1 to m.
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The Černý conjecture on synchronizing automata
Show that every synchronizing automaton with n states has a reset word of length at most (n − 1)².
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