Erdős–Rosenfeld conjecture on divisors near the square root

Let nn be a positive integer, and let cc be a real number. Consider the divisors of nn in the interval

ncn4dn+cn4.\sqrt{n}-c\sqrt[4]{n}\leq d\leq \sqrt{n}+c\sqrt[4]{n}.

Erdős–Rosenfeld conjecture. There is an absolute constant KK such that, for every cc, the number of such divisors is at most KK whenever n>n0(c)n>n_0(c).

The conjecture asks whether every positive integer has only boundedly many divisors in a short interval around its square root. The source reports results for perfect squares and almost squares, but does not state that the conjecture is resolved in general.

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Primary source

Tsz Ho Chan, “Factors of almost squares and lattice points on circles”, arXiv:1406.2230 (2014).

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