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Erdős Problem #7

Number theory · retracted

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Can there be a finite covering system of the integers with distinct moduli, all of which are odd and greater than 11?

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  1. proof attempt · #1

    Aristotle

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    ai assisted
    — a person led the work and used a model along the way.

    Both the failed formalization and the audit that exposed its false axiom were AI-assisted.

  2. Recorded elsewhere on #1 · not checked here

    recorded: needs clarificationVibeMathed contested flag

    scope Upstream dispute over the claim

    Claim withdrawn; see the claim issue. Recorded because failed formalizations are part of the honest history of AI mathematics.

    Repeated from the source; nothing was checked here.

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