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Miklos Schweitzer 1978_3

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January 25, 2009
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Problem Statement

Let 1<a1<a2<<an<x 1<a_1<a_2< \ldots <a_n<x be positive integers such that \sum_{i\equal{}1}^n 1/a_i \leq 1. Let y y denote the number of positive integers smaller that x x not divisible by any of the ai a_i. Prove that y>cxlogx y > \frac{cx}{\log x} with a suitable positive constant c c (independent of x x and the numbers ai a_i). I. Z. Ruzsa